Purleigh

Also known as Purleigh, Essex

Purleigh is a village on the Dengie peninsula about south of Maldon in the English county of Essex. The village is part of the Purleigh ward of the Maldon district. At the 2021 census the parish had a population of 1,286.

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Place details

Locality: Maldon
Region: England
Country: United Kingdom
Population: 526
Timezone: Europe/London

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Key facts

UK place.country: England
UK place.official_name: Purleigh
UK place.population: 1,286
UK place.population_ref: (Parish, 2021)
UK place.shire_district: Maldon
UK place.shire_county: Essex
UK place.region: East of England
UK place.constituency_westminster: Maldon
UK place.post_town: Chelmsford
UK place.postcode_district: CM3
UK place.postcode_area: CM
UK place.dial_code: 01245 & 01621
UK place.os_grid_reference: TL838020
UK place.static_image: All Saints; the parish church of Purleigh - geograph.org.uk - 757703.jpg
UK place.static_image_width: 240px
UK place.static_image_caption: All Saints' Church, Purleigh

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Wikidata facts

Population: 1271
Image: All Saints; the parish church of Purleigh - geograph.org.uk - 757703.jpg

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Commons category: Purleigh
postal code: CM3
OS grid reference: TL838020
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Contents

Governance
Descent of the manor
Eustace, Earl of Boulogne
Denys
Bonnell
Irving
Purleigh Colony
Local amenities
All Saints' Church
References
External links

The place-name 'Purleigh' is first attested in a charter of 998, where it appears as Purlea. In the Domesday Book of 1086 it appears as Purlai. The name means 'bittern clearing'.