Great and Little Leighs explained

Country:	England
Official Name:	Great and Little Leighs
Coordinates:	51.8269°N 0.505°W
Population:	2709
Population Ref:	(2011)
Shire District:	Chelmsford
Shire County:	Essex
Region:	East of England
Constituency Westminster:	Chelmsford
Post Town:	CHELMSFORD
Postcode District:	CM3 1
Postcode Area:	CM
Dial Code:	01245

Great and Little Leighs is a civil parish in the City of Chelmsford in Essex, England.^[1] The parish includes the villages of Great Leighs and Little Leighs. In 2011 the civil had a population of 2,709.^[2] The villages was mentioned in the Domesday Book in 1086, and was then called Leg(r)a.^[3] The parish was created in 1946.^[4]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Ordnance Survey linked data. Ordnance Survey. 2016-05-14.
2. Web site: Great and Little Leighs (parish). ONS. Neighbourhood statistics. https://web.archive.org/web/20161010184701/http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadKeyFigures.do?a=7&b=11123993&c=Great+and+Little+Leighs&d=16&e=62&g=6423685&i=1001x1003x1032x1004&m=0&r=1&s=1463249178703&enc=1. 2016-10-10. 2016-05-14.
3. Web site: Essex L-O. The Domesday Book online. 2016-05-14.
4. Web site: Relationships and changes Great and Little Leighs CP through time. A Vision of Britain. 8 October 2020.