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Chelmsford.

A city in and the county town of Essex, England, granted city status in 2012.

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Meaning & usage

name/ˈt͡ʃɛlmzfəd/UK
  1. A city in and the county town of Essex, England, granted city status in 2012.

  2. A local government district with borough status in Essex, the City of Chelmsford, originally formed in 1974, with its headquarters in the county town.

  3. A town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States.

Where this word comes from

Ultimately from Old English Ċēolmǣres (“Ceolmær's”) + ford, after an early landowner.

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