Essex
Essex is a neighborhood in Charleston County, South Carolina. Essex is situated nearby to the hamlet Long Branch Estates, as well as near Forest Lakes.Places of Interest
Highlights include West Ashley Park and Citadel Mall.
West Ashley Park
Park
West Ashley Park is the largest municipal park in Charleston, South Carolina. It is located in the West Ashley area of the city. The city originally bought a 99.8-acre parcel, including a lake created from an old phosphate mine, in 1985.
Citadel Mall
Shopping center
Photo: Mike Kalasnik, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Citadel Mall is a regional 1,138,527 square feet shopping mall located in Charleston, South Carolina, United States. It opened on July 29, 1981 and is located at the intersection of Sam Rittenberg Boulevard and I-526.
West Ashley High School
School
West Ashley High School is the only public high school located in the West Ashley area in Charleston, South Carolina, United States. It was created in 2000, when the Charleston County School District merged Middleton High School and Saint Andrews High School.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include West Ashley and Riverland Terrace.
West Ashley
Suburb
West Ashley, or more formally, west of the Ashley, is one of the six distinct areas of the city proper of Charleston, South Carolina. As of July 2022, its estimated population was 83,996. West Ashley is situated 2½ miles east of Essex.
Riverland Terrace
Hamlet
Riverland Terrace is a historic neighborhood in Charleston, South Carolina. It was first developed starting in 1925. It is one of James Island, South Carolina's oldest neighborhoods. Riverland Terrace is situated 5 miles southeast of Essex.
Rantowles
Hamlet
Rantowles, South Carolina is an unincorporated community in what is now Hollywood, and Ravenel, South Carolina, near the Stono River and Stono Swamp. Rantowles Creek runs through the area. Rantowles is situated 6 miles west of Essex.
Essex
- Type: Neighborhood
- Category: locality
- Location: Charleston County, South Carolina, South, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
32.80732° or 32° 48′ 26″ northLongitude
-80.05331° or 80° 3′ 12″ westOpen location code
864XRW4W+WMOpenStreetMap ID
node 4613078462OpenStreetMap feature
place=neighbourhood
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