Town of Essex

The Town of Essex has served as a railway and agricultural centre in southwestern Ontario since the late 19th century. Set in Essex County, it occupies a broad, intensively farmed plain north of Lake Erie, while the municipality reaches the lake at Colchester. The present town was formed in 1999 through the amalgamation of Essex Centre, Harrow, Colchester North and Colchester South. Harrow’s annual fair maintains a visible link to the area’s farming traditions, and Essex’s communities extend from inland commercial streets to the Lake Erie shore. Continue through nearby webcams to explore different parts of Essex and southwestern Ontario.

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