Little Horkesley

Little Horkesley
Little Horkesley
 Little Horkesley shown within Essex
Population 188 (2011)[1]
OS grid referenceTL960321
Civil parishHorkesley
DistrictColchester
Shire countyEssex
RegionEast
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post town Colchester
Postcode district CO6 4
Dialling code 01206
Police Essex
Fire Essex
Ambulance East of England
EU Parliament East of England
UK ParliamentNorth Essex
List of places
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England
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Coordinates: 51°57′11″N 0°51′13″E / 51.952941°N 0.853672°E / 51.952941; 0.853672

Little Horkesley is a village in 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

  1. ↑ "Parish population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 13 September 2015.
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