Little Horkesley
Appearance
Little Horkesley | |
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Location within Essex | |
Population | 188 (2011)[1] |
OS grid reference | TL960321 |
District | |
Shire county |
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Region | |
Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | Colchester |
Postcode district | CO6 |
Dialling code | 01206 |
Police | Essex |
Fire | Essex |
Ambulance | East of England |
UK Parliament |
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Little Horkesley is a civil parish in the City of Colchester district of Essex, England. It is situated approximately 4 miles north of Colchester on the south bank of the River Stour. In the time of Elizabeth I, the manor of Little Horkesley belonged to the Wentworth family, a branch of the notable Yorkshire family who became Earl of Stafford, and then passed by inheritance to a branch of the St. Lawrence family who had the title Baron and later Earl of Howth.
References
- ^ "Parish population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 13 September 2015.
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