Little Leighs Explained

Official Name:	Little Leighs
Country:	England
Region:	East of England
Coordinates:	51.8235°N 0.4926°W
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Static Image:	St.John the Evangelist church, Little Leighs, Essex - geograph.org.uk - 126684.jpg
Static Image Caption:	Church of St John the Evangelist

Little Leighs is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Great and Little Leighs,^[1] in the Chelmsford district in the English county of Essex. In 1931 the parish had a population of 158.^[2] On 1 April 1949 the parish was abolished and merged with Great Leighs to form "Great and Little Leighs".^[3]

Little Leighs lies beside the River Ter, just south of the village of Great Leighs. Until rerouting bypassed the village, Little Leighs was on the A131 road.

The church in the village is dedicated to St John the Evangelist. Built of flint rubble, the fabric of the structure dates back at least as far as the early twelfth century.^[4]

External links

• Great and Little Leighs Parish Council
• Churches at the Leighs and Lt. Waltham
• The War Memorials at the Churches of Gt. & Lt. Leighs and Lt. Waltham

Notes and References

1. Web site: Great & Little Leighs Parish Council Home. dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20070312131535/http://www.essexinfo.net/great-little-leighs-parish-council/ . 12 March 2007 .
2. Web site: Population statistics Little Leighs AP/CP through time. A Vision of Britain. 11 October 2020.
3. Web site: Chelmsford Registration District. UKBMD. 26 December 2021.
4. Web site: Church of St John the Evangelist, Great and Little Leighs. 10 April 1967. British Listed Buildings. 26 September 2013.