Great and Little Leighs

Great and Little Leighs is a civil parish in the City of Chelmsford in Essex, England.[1] The parish includes the villages of Great Leighs and Little Leighs. In 2011 the civil had a population of 2,709.[2] The villages was mentioned in the Domesday Book in 1086, and was then called Leg(r)a.[3] The parish was created in 1946.[4]

Great and Little Leighs
Great and Little Leighs is located in Essex
Great and Little Leighs
Great and Little Leighs
Location within Essex
Population2,709 (2011)
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townCHELMSFORD
Postcode districtCM3 1
Dialling code01245
PoliceEssex
FireEssex
AmbulanceEast of England
UK Parliament
List of places
UK
England
Essex
51°49′37″N 0°30′18″E / 51.82694°N 0.50500°E / 51.82694; 0.50500

References

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  1. ^ "Ordnance Survey linked data". Ordnance Survey. Retrieved 14 May 2016.
  2. ^ ONS. "Great and Little Leighs (parish)". Neighbourhood statistics. Archived from the original on 10 October 2016. Retrieved 14 May 2016.
  3. ^ The Domesday Book online. "Essex L-O". Retrieved 14 May 2016.
  4. ^ "Relationships and changes Great and Little Leighs CP through time". A Vision of Britain. Retrieved 8 October 2020.