Little Horkesley

Little Horkesley
OS grid reference	TL960321
Civil parish	Horkesley
District	Colchester
Shire county	Essex
Region	East
Land	England
Sovereign state	Vereinigtes Königreich
Post town	Colchester
Postcode district	CO6 4
Dialling code	01206
Police	Essex
Fire	Essex
Ambulance	East of England
UK Parliament	North Essex

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.

External links

• Victoria County History A History of the County of Essex: Volume 10 - Lexden Hundred (Part) including Dedham, Earls Colne and Wivenhoe