Great and Little Leighs

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Great and Little Leighs
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Great and Little Leighs
Location within Essex
Population2,709 (2011)
District
Shire county
Region
Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town CHELMSFORD
Postcode district CM3 1
Dialling code 01245
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51°49′37″N0°30′18″E / 51.82694°N 0.50500°E / 51.82694; 0.50500

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]

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References

  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.