Little Horkesley

Little Horkesley is a village in the county of Essex , England and 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.

Little Horkesley
Little Horkesley
Location within Essex
Population188 (2011)[1]
OS grid referenceTL960321
Civil parish
  • Essex
District
Shire county
  • Essex
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townColchester
Postcode districtCO6
Dialling code01206
PoliceEssex
FireEssex
AmbulanceEast of England
UK Parliament
  • Essex

References

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

Category:Villages in South Suffolk


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