Ardleigh
Village in Essex, England
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Ardleigh /ˈɑːrdli/ is a village and civil parish in the Tendring district of Essex, England. It is situated approximately 4 miles (6 km) northeast from the centre of Colchester and 26 miles (42 km) northeast from the county town of Chelmsford. At the 2021 census the parish had a population of 2,758.
| Ardleigh | |
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The Street, Ardleigh, with the parish church of St Mary The Virgin and the post office in the background. | |
  Ardleigh Location within Essex | |
| Population | 2,758 (Parish, 2021)[1] |
| OS grid reference | TM052295 |
| • London | 55 mi (89 km) NE |
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| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | COLCHESTER |
| Postcode district | CO7 |
| Dialling code | 01206 |
| Police | Essex |
| Fire | Essex |
| Ambulance | East of England |
| UK Parliament | |
History
Ardleigh appears in Domesday Book of 1086, when it is described as a holding of Geoffrey de Mandeville.
The area includes a number of smallholdings founded after the First World War by the Land Settlement Association.[2] Though the Great Eastern Main Line passes close to the village, the railway station closed in November 1967.
Transport and geography
The closest railway station is Manningtree, 3 miles (5 km) northeast. The village is on the A137 road, a route from Colchester to Ipswich, Suffolk. Ardleigh Reservoir is less than 1 mile (1.6 km) to the southwest. The parish includes Crockleford Heath.[3]
Governance
Ardleigh is in the district of Tendring and the parliamentary constituency of Harwich and North Essex. The village has its own Parish Council.[4] It is part of the electoral ward called Ardleigh and Little Bromley.[3]
