Little Horkesley
Civil parish in Essex, England
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Little Horkesley is a village and 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. At the 2021 census the parish had a population of 195.
Population195 (Parish, 2021)[1]
Civil parish
- Little Horkesley
| Little Horkesley | |
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St Peter and St Paul, Little Horkesley | |
  Little Horkesley Location within Essex | |
| Population | 195 (Parish, 2021)[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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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.
