Little Horkesley
| Little Horkesley | |
| Essex | |
|---|---|
 St Peter and St Paul's church | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | TL960321 |
| Location: | 51°57’11"N, 0°51’13"E |
| Data | |
| Population: | 188 (2011[1]) |
| Post town: | Colchester |
| Postcode: | CO6 |
| Dialling code: | 01206 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | Colchester |
| Parliamentary constituency: |
North Essex |
Little Horkesley is a little village in Essex, just a mile south of the River Stour, which marks the border of Suffolk to the north. It is situated about four miles north of Colchester.
The Stour Valley Path runs through the village, heading north to cross the Stour on a footpath to Wissington.
In the time of Queen 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.
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References
- ↑ "Parish population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadKeyFigures.do?a=7&b=11125706&c=CO6+4DH&d=16&e=62&g=6424273&i=1001x1003x1032x1004&m=0&r=0&s=1442141971347&enc=1. Retrieved 13 September 2015.
- A History of the County of Essex - Volume 10 pp 233-235: Little Horkesley: Introduction (Victoria County History)