Little Leighs

LEIGHS (LITTLE) is a parish of scattered houses, near the small river Ter, 6½ miles N. of Chelmsford, and 5 miles S.S.W. of Braintree. It has only 171 inhabitants and 1080 acres of land.LEIGHS PRIORY, which stood at the extremity of the parish, more than 14 mile N.W. of the church, was founded about 1230, … Read more