Purleigh
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Purleigh is a village on the Dengie peninsula about 4 miles (6.4 km) south of Maldon in the English county of Essex. The village is part of the Purleigh ward of the Maldon district.[2]
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Purleigh | |
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All Saints' Church, Purleigh | |
Location within Essex | |
Population | 1,271 (2011)[1] |
OS grid reference | TL838020 |
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Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | Chelmsford |
Postcode district | CM3 |
Dialling code | 01245 & 01621 |
Police | Essex |
Fire | Essex |
Ambulance | East of England |
UK Parliament | |
51.687°N 0.659°E / 51.687; 0.659 |
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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'.[3][4]