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