Little Leighs is a village and former

civil parish In England, a civil parish is a type of administrative parish used for local government. It is a territorial designation which is the lowest tier of local government below districts and counties, or their combined form, the unitary authorit ...

, now in the parish of Great and Little Leighs, in the

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district in the

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county of

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. In 1931 the parish had a population of 158. On 1 April 1949 the parish was abolished and merged with Great Leighs to form "Great and Little Leighs". Little Leighs lies beside the

River Ter The River Ter is a river in Essex, England that houses various aquatic creatures. The river rises in Stebbing Green and flowing via Terling it joins the Chelmer and Blackwater Navigation at near Rushes Lock. A small part of it, the River Ter SS ...

, just south of the village of Great Leighs. Until rerouting bypassed the village, Little Leighs was on the

A131 road The A131 road is a road in Essex, England. It runs from the A130 road (near Little Waltham) to the A134 road at Sudbury. The A131 road by-passes Great Leighs, Young's End, Great Notley, then goes through the A120 road as the Braintree by- ...

. 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.

References

External links

Great and Little Leighs Parish Council

Churches at the Leighs and Lt. Waltham

Villages in Essex Former civil parishes in Essex {{Essex-geo-stub