Little Horkesley

Little Horkesley
Little Horkesley
Little Horkesley shown within Essex
Population	188 (2011)
OS grid reference	TL960321
Civil parish	Horkesley
District	Colchester
Shire county	Essex
Region	East
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	Colchester
Postcode district	CO6 4
Dialling code	01206
Police	Essex
Fire	Essex
Ambulance	East of England
EU Parliament	East of England
UK Parliament	North Essex
List of places UK England Essex 51°57′11″N 0°51′13″E / 51.952941°N 0.853672°E / 51.952941; 0.853672Coordinates: 51°57′11″N 0°51′13″E / 51.952941°N 0.853672°E / 51.952941; 0.853672

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.

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