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"LEIGHS (LITTLE), a parish in the hundred of
CHELMSFORD, county of ESSEX, 5 miles (S. W. by S,)
from Braintree, containing 160 inhabitants. The living
is a rectory, in the archdeaconry of Essex, and diocese
of London, rated in the king's books at £9. Lord
and Lady Olmins were patrons in 1795. The church
is dedicated to St. John the Evangelist. A priory of
Black canons, in honour of the Blessed Virgin Mary
and St. John the Evangelist, was founded here, in
the reign of Henry III., the revenue of which, at the
dissolution, was estimated at £141. 14,8.: the gatehouse,
which still remains, is in the later style of English
architecture." [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 Little Leighs to another place.
- Little Leighs was a member of the Chelmsford Hundred
You can see maps centred on OS grid reference TL717168 (Lat/Lon: 51.823439, 0.489991), Little 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.)
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- All places within the same township/parish shown on an Openstreetmap map.
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- Little Leighs was a member of the Chelmsford Poor Law Union