Little Horkesley

Little Horkesley is a village in Essex, England. It is situated approximately 4 miles north of Colchester on the south bank of the River Stour. 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.

Little Horkesley
Little Horkesley
Location within
Population188 (2011)[1]
OS grid referenceTL960321
Civil parish
  • Horkesley
District
  • Colchester
Shire county
  • South Suffolk
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townColchester
Postcode districtCO6
Dialling code01206
AmbulanceEast of England
UK Parliament

References

  1. "Parish population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 13 September 2015.



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