Great Leighs
Great Leighs is a village in the civil parish of Great and Little Leighs, in the Chelmsford district of Essex, England, halfway between Chelmsford itself and Braintree.
- Village with 2,710 residents
- …lies at an elevation of 217 feet (66 metres)
- …is also known as “Great Leighs, Essex”
- Description: village in Essex, England, UK
Places of Interest
Highlights include Sandylay and Moat Woods and The Castle.
Sandylay and Moat Woods
Forest
Sandylay and Moat Woods is a 7.5-hectare nature reserve east of Great Leighs in Essex.
Phyllis Currie Nature Reserve
Nature reserve
Phyllis Currie Nature Reserve is an 8.9-hectare nature reserve north-west of Great Leighs in Essex.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Rank’s Green and Fuller Street.
Rank’s Green
Hamlet
Rank's Green or Ranks Green is a hamlet in the civil…
Fuller Street
Hamlet
Fuller Street is a hamlet in the civil parish…
Great Leighs
- Category: locality
- Location
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Latitude
51.82802° or 51° 49′ 41″ north
Longitude
0.50754° or 0° 30′ 27″ east
Open location code
9F32RGH5+62
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Welsh—“Great Leighs” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Great Leighs”
- French: “Great Leighs”
- Irish: “Great Leighs”
- Latin: “Lega Magna”
- Polish: “Great Leighs”
- Spanish: “Great Leighs”
- Swedish: “Great Leighs”
- Urdu: “گریٹ لیز”
- Welsh: “Great Leighs”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Endway and Gubbion’s Green.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Leighs Village Hall and Great Leighs Free Church.
Essex: Highlights
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