History of Little Leighs

Little Leighs, Leez Priory, the inner gatehouse 1903.  (Neg. 50582)  © Copyright The Francis Frith Collection 2005. http://www.francisfrith.com
Little Leighs, Leez Priory, the inner gatehouse 1903
Reproduced courtesy of The Francis Frith Collection.

Feature articles

A gruesome story of body snatching at Little Leighs. >>more

White's Directory of Essex 1848

LEIGHS (LITTLE) is a parish of scattered bouses, near the small river Ter, 6½ miles North of Chelmsford, and >>more.

White's Directory of Essex 1848 - list of inhabitants.

Post Office Directory of Essex 1874

Post Office Directory of Essex 1874 - list of inhabitants.

More local history sources

Books featuring Little Leighs from Abebooks. Just click the logo. The search terms are already formatted for Little Leighs.

Search for Little Leighs census returns at ancestry.co.uk.

1841 England Census | 1851 England Census | 1861 England Census
1871 England Census | 1881 England Census | 1891 England Census
1901 England Census

St. John's Church, Little Leighs © Copyright Footstepsphotos 2006. http://www.footstepsphotos.co.uk/index.html
St. John's Church, Little Leighs
Reproduced courtesy of Footsteps.
Quality reproductions of old photographs.

The Essex Record Office: an excellent starting point for research. The ERO has an online catalogue by the name of SEAX and a database of Parish Records held in the ERO. Access to both via their home page.

1881 Ordnance Survey Map from the British History Online web site (Essex: 033, Ordnance Survey 1:10,560: Epoch 1.0).

Ordnance Survey - type the place name in the gazetteer search box to view detailed map of Little Leighs.

Images of England web site which has a photographic record of England's listed buildings - from the grandest house to the humblest cottage. Enter the town or village in the search box. Photographs are accompanied by a detailed architectural description of the property.

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