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
Essex

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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