Essex (Ontario)

Essex is a town of 21,000 people (2021) in Essex County in Southwestern Ontario.

Understand
The town comprises the communities of Ambassador Beach, Barretville, Belcreft Beach, Colchester, Edgars, Essex Centre, Gesto, Harrow, Klie's Beach, Leslies Corner, Levergood Beach, Lypps Beach, Marshfield, McGregor, New Canaan, Oxley, Paquette Corners, Seymour Beach and Vereker.

History
The Talbot Trail was heavily attributed with causing Essex to grow significantly in the last half of the 19th century.

Get in
The nearest airline, train and bus service is in Windsor (Ontario), 31 km away.

From Windsor, take Howard Ave. (County Road 9) south to Pike Road (County Rd 18) and turn east. Follow 18 to 11, and continue east along 11 until it turns off and 18 continues east again.

LTW Transit connects Essex to Leamington and Windsor.

Get around

 * SX Taxi & Limousine Service,
 * Essex Taxi,

Wineries
The Town is Essex is a key part of the emerging Essex County wine region:



Go next

 * Leamington and Kingsville — on the Lake Erie shore, with summer ferry services to Pelee Island.
 * Windsor (Ontario) — a mid-size, multicultural city across from Detroit, Michigan.