Little Horkesley is a civil parish in the county of Essex, England and is situated approximately 4 miles north of

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on the south bank of the River Stour. In the time of

Elizabeth I Elizabeth I (7 September 153324 March 1603) was Queen of England and Ireland from 17 November 1558 until her death in 1603. Elizabeth was the last of the five House of Tudor monarchs and is sometimes referred to as the "Virgin Queen". El ...

, the manor of Little Horkesley belonged to the Wentworth family, a branch of the notable Yorkshire family who became

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, and then passed by inheritance to a branch of the St. Lawrence family who had the title Baron and later

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Victoria County History A History of the County of South Suffolk: Volume 10 - Lexden Hundred (Part) including Dedham, Earls Colne and Wivenhoe
Borough of Colchester Villages in Essex {{Essex-geo-stub