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Chelmsford is in Essex,located 32 miles (51 km) northeast of Charing Cross in London.
Chelmsford is steeped in history and was one of the original settlements of Great Britain.
In the Doomesday Book of 1086 the town was called 'Celmeresfort' and by 1189 it had changed to 'Chelmsford'.
Chelmsford enjoys a warmer climate than most of the United Kingdom and has some of the hottest summers in Britain; Chelmsford is also one of the driest places in the country.
Henry VIII Kept a hunting lodge in Boreham which is now New Hall School.
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In 2007, the Channel 4 programme "Location, Location, Location" voted Chelmsford as the 8th best place to live in the UK.
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