Little Horkesley
Parish in Colchester, Essex, England
| Coordinates: | 51.948, 0.847 |
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| OS grid ref: | TL 95 31 |
| Dialling code: | 01206 (Colchester) |
Little Horkesley is a small, rural village and civil parish in the district of Colchester, Essex, England, a few miles north‑west of the town. It sits amid rolling arable farmland, hedgerows and pockets of woodland, and retains a quiet village character with a parish church, village hall and a scattering of historic cottages and farmsteads reflecting its agricultural roots.
The local economy remains largely rural with some residents commuting into Colchester or further afield; socially the village is that of a close‑knit community with occasional local events, walking routes and an interest in conserving the surrounding countryside and historic landscape.
Postcode districts covering Little Horkesley
Most populated places nearby
- Ipswich 15.5 miles
- Colchester 4.2 miles
- Chelmsford 21.5 miles
- Braintree 13.2 miles
- Clacton-on-Sea 16.5 miles
- Bury St. Edmunds 21.3 miles
- Felixstowe 21 miles
- Haverhill 19.9 miles
- Witham 13.4 miles
- Sudbury 7.6 miles
- Maldon 16.2 miles
- Stowmarket 17.6 miles
Neighbouring places
- Tye Green Built-up area 1.3 miles
- Wormingford Parish 1.4 miles
- Great Horkesley Built-up area 1.8 miles
- Rural North Ward 1.8 miles
- Nayland-with-Wissington Parish 1.8 miles
- Nayland Built-up area 1.9 miles
- Fordham Built-up area 2.2 miles
- West Bergholt Built-up area 2.5 miles
- Bures St. Mary & Nayland Ward 2.5 miles
- Boxted Built-up area 2.5 miles
- Mount Bures Parish 3 miles
- Lexden and Braiswick Ward 3 miles
Example postcodes in Little Horkesley
CO6 4DT, CO6 4JS, CO6 4DL, CO6 4DN, CO6 4DB, CO6 4DE, CO6 3DJ, CO6 4DP, CO6 4DR … See all
Transport links
- Stansted Airport 26.5 miles
- London Southend Airport 26.8 miles
- Bures Railway Station 3.7 miles
- Colchester Railway Station 3.8 miles
- Colchester Bus Station 4.8 miles
- Bus Station 7.9 miles
Hotels near Little Horkesley Ad
- Stoke By Nayland Golf & Spa Hotel 4 3.6 miles
- Dragonfly Hotel Colchester 3 4.2 miles
- St Nicholas Hotel 4.6 miles
- GreyFriars 4 4.7 miles
- The George Hotel 3 4.6 miles
- Colchester Boutique Hotel 4.4 miles
- Red Lion Hotel Colchester 3 4.6 miles
- The Crown Stoke By Nayland 4 3.5 miles
- The Crown Inn 3 3.5 miles
- The North Hill Hotel 3 4.4 miles
Local points of interest
- Colchester Community Stadium Stadium 2.8 miles
- East Anglian Railway Museum Museum 4 miles
- Roman Circus visitor centre Museum 4.9 miles
- University of Essex University 6.5 miles
- Berechurch Hall Estate 7.1 miles
- Marks Hall Estate 7.7 miles
- Coggeshall Abbey Historic site 8.6 miles
- West Mersea Beach Beach 12.6 miles
- Cressing Road Stadium 12.7 miles
- Portman Road Stadium 14.7 miles
- Dines Hall Country house 15.2 miles
- Suffolk College University 15.3 miles