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"LEIGH, a parish and sea-port in the hundred of
ROCHFORD, county of ESSEX, 17 miles (S. E. by S.)
from Chelmsford, containing 905 inhabitants. The living
is a rectory, in the archdeaconry of Essex, and diocese
of London, rated in the king's books at £15,
and in the patronage of the Bishop of London. The
church is dedicated to St. Clement. There is a place of
worship for Wesleyan Methodists. This parish borders
upon the Thames, and includes an island called Leigh
Marsh, with the east end of Canvey island, and the famous
oyster creek there. In a hollow near the Thames
is a small custom-house. About the year 1765, a quantity
of Roman coins was discovered, on the fall of a
cliff after heavy rain." [From Samuel Lewis A Topographical Dictionary of England (1831) - copyright Mel Lockie 2016]
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- Census returns are available from the usual sources for 1841-1911, which includes most copies held at the ERO, Wharf Rd, Chelmsford. More information on other ways to view these census returns on the Essex
- A full list of Essex churches
- Ask for a calculation of the distance from Leigh-on-Sea to another place.
- Leigh-on-Sea was a member of the Rochford Hundred
You can see maps centred on OS grid reference TQ841859 (Lat/Lon: 51.541967, 0.653432), Leigh-on-Sea which are provided by:
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- National Library of Scotland (Old Ordnance Survey maps)
- Vision of Britain (Click "Historical units & statistics" for administrative areas.)
- English Jurisdictions in 1851 (Unfortunately the LDS have removed the facility to enable us to specify a starting location, you will need to search yourself on their map.)
- Magic (Geographic information) (Click + on map if it doesn't show)
- GeoHack (Links to on-line maps and location specific services.)
- All places within the same township/parish shown on an Openstreetmap map.
- Nearby townships/parishes shown on an Openstreetmap map.
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- Leigh-on-Sea was a member of the Rochford Poor Law Union