There is archaeological evidence of destruction by raiders between 170 – 200, ranging along the Continental coast down to the Bay of Biscay, to northwest Belgica ( e. g., fire destruction at Amiens, Thérouanne, Vendeuil-Caply, Beauvais, Bavai, Tournai and Arras ), to coastal Britain ( e. g., fire destruction at the eastern Essex sites of Chelmsford, Billericay, Gestingthorpe, Braintree, Wickford, Kelvedon, Great Chesterford and Harlow ).

Certainly, Sir Garnet Wolseley, taking over as Commander-in-Chief from Lord Chelmsford later that year, was unimpressed with the awards made to the defenders of Rorke ’ s Drift, saying " it is monstrous making heroes of those who shut up in buildings at Rorke ’ s Drift, could not bolt, and fought like rats for their lives which they could not otherwise save ".

The Faculty of Science & Technology is one of the largest faculties at Anglia Ruskin University, with five departments spread across both Cambridge and Chelmsford campuses.

The Department of Built Environment is a large multidisciplinary department with the most comprehensive Built Environment portfolio in Eastern England and is based at the Chelmsford campus.

The Department of Computing and Technology is located at both the Chelmsford and Cambridge campuses.

The Faculty of Health, Social Care & Education is the largest provider of health, social care and education courses across the East of England with campuses based in Chelmsford, Cambridge and Peterborough.

By road, Sudbury is served by the A131 which runs from near Little Waltham, north of Chelmsford in Essex, and the A134 which runs from Colchester in Essex, through Bury St Edmunds, past Thetford in Norfolk to its west, before merging with the A10 south of King's Lynn.

The border with Lowell is at a point in the middle of the Concord River where Billerica, Chelmsford, Lowell and Tewksbury all meet.

Chelmsford () is a town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts in the Greater Lowell area.

Besides Lowell on its northeast, Chelmsford is surrounded by five towns: Tyngsborough to the north, Tewksbury to the east, Billerica to the southeast, Carlisle to the south, and Westford to the west.

Chelmsford is bordered by two sizable rivers: the Merrimack River to the north, and the Concord River to the east.

Chelmsford is bordered by two sizable rivers: the Merrimack River to the north, and the Concord River to the east.

North Chelmsford, an industrial village, is distinct from the rest of the town to the extent that it has many of its own town services.

The northern parts of Chelmsford tend to be more urban and densely populated, while the south is generally more rural.

Chelmsford is located at the intersection of the major US highways of I-495 and Route 3.

Chelmsford Center is a notorious junction of roadways.

In addition to the Square, Chelmsford Center is a series of merging and splitting roads, many one-way, including the beginning of route 27.

Chelmsford is home to the former Drum Hill Rotary.

The Massachusetts Department of Transportation is currently constructing the Bruce N. Freeman Rail Trail, running through Chelmsford, including the Central Square intersection.

North Chelmsford will get a Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority commuter rail station if the proposed extension of the Lowell Line to Nashua, New Hampshire is completed.

Chelmsford is served by Chelmsford Patch, a local edition of Patch Media, the Chelmsford Independent, the Lowell Sun and Boston television stations.

The elementary school appearing in The Simpsons is based on McCarthy Middle School, which was Chelmsford's high school before the construction of the current Chelmsford High School in 1974.

Hurst was born in the Lake Hospital Ashton-under-Lyne, Lancashire, but moved with his family to Chelmsford, Essex, at the age of eight.

* 1823-Associates of the late Francis Cabot Lowell of the Boston Manufacturing Company begin operations at the Merrimack Manufacturing Company at East Chelmsford, Massachusetts.

While he welcomed the presence of Louis, he was told by Chelmsford that the Prince must be accompanied at all times by a strong escort.

On 9 January 1879, the British No. 3 ( Centre ) Column, under Lord Chelmsford, arrived and encamped at the drift.

This high number of awards for bravery has been interpreted as a reaction to the earlier defeat at the Battle of Isandlwana-the extolling of the victory at Rorke's Drift drawing the public's attention away from the great defeat at Isandlwana and the fact that Lord Chelmsford and Bartle Frere had instigated the war without the approval of Her Majesty's Government.

The Chelmsford Central campus closed at the end of the 2007 / 8 academic year, with all facilities moving to the new buildings at the Rivermead campus in the town.

* Oliver Waterer 2002-2007 ( Assistant Organist, later Assistant Director of Music at Chelmsford Cathedral )

The Chelmsford militia played a role in the American Revolution at the Battle of Lexington and Concord and the Battle of Bunker Hill.

The Chelmsford militia played a role in the American Revolution at the Battle of Lexington and Concord and the Battle of Bunker Hill in 1775, the latter where Colonel Moses Parker ( namesake of the Parker School ) and Captain Benjamin Walker of this town were killed.

* Ulysses John " Tony " Lupien, Major League baseball player and the baseball coach at Dartmouth College for 21 seasons, born in Chelmsford in 1917

Tewksbury also meets the town of Chelmsford at a point in the middle of the Concord River along with Lowell and Billerica.

In his final first-class match, Gower faced Essex at Chelmsford on 16 September 1993.

The navigation runs for from Springfield Basin in Chelmsford to the sea lock at Heybridge Basin near Maldon.

He considered the Minto-Morley Reforms and the Montagu – Chelmsford Reforms as inadequate, and supported greater political freedom.

The campuses, one in the centre of Cambridge and the other in Chelmsford Essex, have seen over £ 81 million of investment over the last few years.

During World War II Chelmsford, an important centre of light engineering war production, was attacked from the air on several occasions, both by aircraft of the Luftwaffe and by missile.

Originally an agricultural and market town, Chelmsford has been an important centre for industry since the 19th century.

The continuing importance of Chelmsford as an employment centre is demonstrated by the fact that the number of " in " commuters ( mostly from other parts of Essex ) almost exactly balances the number of workers commuting into London.

Chelmsford has three retail parks, Riverside, Chelmer Village and the smaller Homelands Retail Park housing a Flagship B & Q Store and Springfield Garden Centre ( part of the Garden centre Group ).

Chelmsford has a vibrant nightlife scene with many nightclubs, pubs, wine bars and restaurants in the city centre area, particularly in Duke Street, Moulsham Street, the city centre end of Baddow Road and the bottom section of Springfield Road.

Crompton installed electric street lights around the town centre to celebrate the incorporation of the Borough of Chelmsford in 1888.

The present-day Chelmsford railway station dates from around 1885 and is in the city centre and around 14, 000 commuters travel to London Liverpool Street daily by rail, making Chelmsford one of the busiest non-terminus stations outside London.

Until their closure in the mid 2000s Anglia Television / ITV Anglia had offices located in Chelmsford city centre.

It was demolished in the 1960s prior to the advent of conservation legislation, to make way for the construction of the Vinyards shopping centre and the Marrable House office block, both constructed with a ' scale, form, layout and architecture ' that Chelmsford Council now considers to ' jar with its historic surroundings '.

the quietude of the surrounding countryside contrasts with the A414, which is the major road which runs through the centre of the village and links it with Maldon to the east and Chelmsford to the west.

The A414 main road now bypasses the town centre to the south and runs east to Harlow, the M11 and Chelmsford and runs west to Hatfield, the A1, St Albans and the M1.

Lord Chelmsford settled on three invading columns with the main centre column, now consisting of some 7, 800 men comprising the previously called No. 3 Column and Durnford's No. 2 Column, under his direct command.

In January 1879 he invaded Zululand ( see Anglo-Zulu War ), but the centre column of his forces was defeated at the Battle of Isandlwana, after Chelmsford split his forces and permitted the Zulus to concentrate their army against a part of the British expedition.

These stores were integrated into the Allders At Home portfolio and brought the brand to town centre locations in Bromley, Chelmsford, Crawley, Kingston upon Thames, Reading, Sutton Coldfield and Watford.

Chelmsford West constituency took in a majority of the Borough of Chelmsford, and by far the majority of the town itself, including the town centre and Cathedral.