Little Horkesley is a civil parish in the City of Colchester district of 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.
| Little Horkesley | |
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  Little Horkesley Location within Essex | |
| Population | 188 (2011)[1] |
| OS grid reference | TL960321 |
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| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Colchester |
| Postcode district | CO6 |
| Dialling code | 01206 |
| Police | Essex |
| Fire | Essex |
| Ambulance | East of England |
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References
edit- ^ "Parish population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 13 September 2015.
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