Back Southend-on-Sea Afrikaans Southend-on-Sea AN ساوثند أون سي Arabic ساوثند اون سى ARZ Southend-on-Sea AST Sautend-on-Si Azerbaijani ساوتند-آن-سی AZB Саўтэнд-он-Сі Byelorussian Southend-on-Sea Catalan Southend-on-Sea (kapital sa kondado) CEB
Southend-on-Sea | |
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 Southend-on-Sea City Council (Civic arms of Southend-on-Sea) | |
| Motto(s): Per Mare Per Ecclesiam (By Sea, By Church) | |
 Shown within Essex | |
| Coordinates: 51°33′N 0°43′E / 51.55°N 0.71°E | |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Constituent country | England |
| Region | East of England |
| Ceremonial county | Essex |
| Admin HQ | Southend-on-Sea |
| Areas of the city | List |
| Government | |
| • Type | Unitary authority |
| • Leadership | Leader & Cabinet (Labour) |
| • Governing Body | Southend-on-Sea City Council |
| • Executive | Conservative (council NOC) |
| • MPs | Anna Firth (C) James Duddridge (C) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 16.12 sq mi (41.76 km2) |
| Population | |
| • Total | Ranked 116th 180,915 |
| • Density | 11,240/sq mi (4,341/km2) |
| Ethnicity (2021) | |
| • Ethnic groups | |
| Religion (2021) | |
| • Religion | List
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| Time zone | UTC+0 (GMT) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+1 (British Summer Time) |
| Postcode | |
| Post town | southend-on-sea |
| Dialling code | 01702 |
| Grid reference | TQ883856 |
| ONS code | 00KF (ONS) E06000033 (GSS) |
| Website | southend |
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Southend-on-Sea (/ˌsaʊθɛndɒnˈsiː/ ⓘ), commonly referred to as Southend (/saʊˈθɛnd/), is a coastal city and unitary authority area with borough status in southeastern Essex, England. It lies on the north side of the Thames Estuary, 40 miles (64 km) east of central London. It is bordered to the north by Rochford and to the west by Castle Point. It is home to the longest pleasure pier in the world, Southend Pier.[2] London Southend Airport is located north of the city centre.
Southend-on-Sea originally consisted of a few poor fishermen's huts and farms at the southern end of the village of Prittlewell. In the 1790s, the first buildings around what was to become the High Street of Southend were completed. In the 19th century, Southend's status as a seaside resort grew after a visit from Princess Caroline of Brunswick, and Southend Pier was constructed. From the 1960s onwards, the city declined as a holiday destination. Southend redeveloped itself as the home of the Access credit card, due to its having one of the UK's first electronic telephone exchanges. After the 1960s, much of the city centre was developed for commerce and retail, and many original structures were lost to redevelopment. An annual seafront airshow, which started in 1986 and featured a flypast by Concorde, used to take place each May until 2012.
On 18 October 2021, it was announced that Southend would be granted city status, as a memorial to the Conservative Member of Parliament for Southend West, Sir David Amess, a long-time supporter of city status for the borough, who was murdered on 15 October 2021.[3][4] Southend was granted city status by letters patent dated 26 January 2022. On 1 March 2022, the letters patent were presented to Southend Borough Council by Charles, Prince of Wales.[5][6]
- ^ a b UK Census (2021). "2021 Census Area Profile – Southend-on-Sea Local Authority (E06000033)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 5 January 2024.
- ^ Else, David, ed. (2009). England. Lonely Planet travel guide (5th ed.). Lonely Planet. p. 445. ISBN 978-1-74104-590-1.
- ^ "Sir David Amess: Southend to become a city in honour of MP". BBC News. 18 October 2021. Retrieved 19 October 2021.
- ^ "Southend to become city in honour of Sir David Amess". The Guardian. 18 October 2021. Retrieved 19 October 2021.
- ^ "Southend: Prince Charles presents city status document". BBC News. 1 March 2022. Retrieved 1 March 2022.
- ^ "Warrant to prepare Letters Patent for conferring city status on Southend-on-Sea". Crown Office. Retrieved 17 August 2022.
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