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"LEIGHS (GREAT), a parish partly in the hundred
of CHELMSFORD, but chiefly in that of WITHAM,
county of ESSEX, 5 miles (S. S. W.) from Braintree,
containing, with the hamlet of Chatley, 667 inhabitants.
The living is a rectory, in the archdeaconry
of Essex, and diocese of London, rated in the king's
books at £25. 7. 1., and in the patronage of the Rector
and Fellows of Lincoln College, Oxford. The church,
dedicated to St. Mary, has at the west end an ancient
circular tower of flint and stone." [From Samuel Lewis A Topographical Dictionary of England (1831) - copyright Mel Lockie 2016]
“CHATLEY, a hamlet in that part of the parish of GREAT-LEIGHS which is in the hundred of WITHAM, county of ESSEX, 4 miles (S. by W.) from Braintree, containing 486 inhabitants.” [From Samuel Lewis A Topographical Dictionary of England (1831) - copyright Mel Lockie 2016]
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- Census returns are available from the usual sources for 1841-1911, which includes most copies held at the ERO, Wharf Rd, Chelmsford. More information on other ways to view these census returns on the Essex
- A full list of Essex churches
- Ask for a calculation of the distance from Great Leighs to another place.
- Great Leighs was a member of the Chelmsford Hundred
You can see maps centred on OS grid reference TL726172 (Lat/Lon: 51.826755, 0.503236), Great Leighs which are provided by:
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- Vision of Britain (Click "Historical units & statistics" for administrative areas.)
- English Jurisdictions in 1851 (Unfortunately the LDS have removed the facility to enable us to specify a starting location, you will need to search yourself on their map.)
- Magic (Geographic information) (Click + on map if it doesn't show)
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- All places within the same township/parish shown on an Openstreetmap map.
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- Great Leighs was a member of the Chelmsford Poor Law Union