| Essex 3 | |
| Sport: | Rugby Union |
| Champion: | Pegasus Palmerians (1st title) |
| Season: | 2008–09) (promoted to Essex 2 |
| Teams: | 7 |
| Website: | clubs.rfu.com |
Essex 3 (also known as Essex Oranjeboom League 3 for sponsorship reasons) was an English Rugby Union league which was at the eleventh tier of the domestic competition. It was formerly the basement division of club rugby in Essex and promoted teams moved up to Essex 2. Originally formed in 2003 by breakaway Essex clubs from East Counties 3 South the division ran for six seasons before being abolished at the end of the 2008–09 campaign.
When Essex 3 was introduced in 2003 it contained the following teams:
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| Season | No of Teams | Champions | Runners–up | Relegated Teams | |||||||||||
| 2003–04[1] | 7 | Millwall | No relegation | ||||||||||||
| 2004–05[2] | 7 | Writtle Wanderers | No relegation | ||||||||||||
| 2005–06[3] | 8 | Old Cooperians | No relegation | ||||||||||||
| 2006–07[4] | 7 | Witham | No relegation | ||||||||||||
| 2007–08[5] | 6 | Runwell Wyverns | No relegation | ||||||||||||
| 2008–09[6] | 7 | Pegasus Palmerians | No relegation | ||||||||||||
| Green backgrounds are promotion places. | |||||||||||||||