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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/english-non-metropolitan-districts-definition-order-1972/schedule/part-15",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1972/2039",
  "legislation_title": "The English Non-metropolitan Districts (Definition) Order 1972",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/english-non-metropolitan-districts-definition-order-1972",
  "path": "schedule/part/15",
  "kind": "part",
  "number": "15",
  "heading": "COUNTY OF ESSEX",
  "text": "(1)\n(2)\nReference number of district\nArea of district by reference to existing administrative areas\n1\nIn the administrative county of Essex—\nthe borough of Saffron Walden;\nthe rural districts of Dunmow and Saffron Walden.\n2\nIn the administrative county of Essex—\nthe urban districts of Braintree and Bocking, Halstead and Witham;\nthe rural districts of Braintree and Halstead.\n3\nIn the administrative county of Essex—\nthe borough of Colchester;\nthe urban districts of West Mersea and Wivenhoe;\nthe rural district of Lexden and Winstree.\n4\nIn the administrative county of Essex—\nthe borough of Harwich;\nthe urban districts of Brightlingsea, Clacton and Frinton and Walton;\nthe rural district of Tendring.\n5\nIn the administrative county of Essex, the urban district of Harlow.\n6\nIn the administrative county of Essex—\nthe urban districts of Chigwell, Epping and Waltham Holy Cross;\nthe rural district of Epping and Ongar, except the parishes in district 9.\n7\nIn the administrative county of Essex—\nthe borough of Chelmsford;\nthe rural district of Chelmsford, except the parishes in district 9.\n8\nIn the administrative county of Essex—\nthe borough of Maldon;\nthe urban district of Burnham-on-Crouch;\nthe rural district of Maldon.\n9\nIn the administrative county of Essex—\nthe urban district of Brentwood;\nin the rural district of Chelmsford, the parishes of Ingatestone and Fryerning and Mountnessing;\nin the rural district of Epping and Ongar, the parishes of Blackmore, Doddinghurst, Kelvedon Hatch, Navestock and Stondon Massey.\n10\nIn the administrative county of Essex—\nthe urban district of Basildon;\nso much of the urban district of Thurrock as lies within the designated area of Basildon New Town.\n11\nIn the administrative county of Essex—\nthe urban district of Rayleigh;\nthe rural district of Rochford.\n12\nIn the administrative county of Essex, the urban district of Thurrock, except the part in district 10.\n13\nIn the administrative county of Essex, the urban districts of Benfleet and Canvey Island.\n14\nThe county borough of Southend-on-Sea.",
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  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1972/2039/schedule/part/15",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T22:21:20.670452+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}