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SS9 2UJ - Leigh-on-Sea
Leigh-on-Sea ( ), commonly referred to simply as Leigh, is a town and civil parish within the city of Southend-on-Sea, located in the ceremonial county of Essex, England. In 2011 it had a population of 22,509.
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Situated in local authority West Leigh, Leigh-on-Sea is classed as urban with city and town. Nearest towns are Leigh-on-Sea (1 miles away), Westcliff-on-Sea (2 miles away), Rayleigh (3 miles away), with the capital city, London being 30 miles away.
Essex
Essex offers everything from beautiful landscape to historic towns and buildings, and from cultural attractions to quiet medieval villages to well, yes, the 'kiss 'n' cuddle' of Southend-on-Sea. Get past the stereotype and there is a region waiting to be discovered and which should be as lauded as some of the more famous tourism destinations across the UK.
One of the home-counties, Essex sits on the Thames and looks out on the North Sea. It is to the north-east of Greater London and borders Hertfordshire to the west, Suffolk and Cambridgeshire to the north. The Essex landscape varies greatly making for some wonderful scenery, from jagged coastline and low salt marshes and streams to gently undulating pastoral countryside and farmland populated by sheep and cows.
The rural land that borders Suffolk is quite beautiful and the landscape offers up views recognizable from a number of famous Constable paintings.
Essex is one of the oldest counties and was at one time part of the East Saxon Kingdom. Originally held by the Trinovantes tribe, Essex was the first region to be taken over by the Romans in 43 AD and Colchester is the oldest recorded town in Britain.
Consequently the region offers a wealth of archaeological riches - in particular the Roman remains of Colchester, capital of the province of Britannia. Colchester Castle has an extensive exhibition on Roman Colchester and there are remains of a unique Roman Circus in the city. There are also an astonishing 14,000 buildings with listed building status in Essex and those worth visiting include Colchester Castle, Hylands House, Audley House, Thaxted Guildhall, Hedingham Castle and the 7th century Saxon Church of St. Peter-on-the-Wall.
From its gentle seaside resorts to gaudy Southend, and from Epping Forest to Waltham Abbey to the elegant county town of Chelmsford, Essex is a charming corner of England offering history, beauty, culture and, yes, a little bit of slap and tickle.
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Where is it?
LocationLeigh-on-Sea
Ward
West Leigh
Local Authority
Southend-on-Sea
Council
Constituency
County
Essex
Region
East of England
Country
England
Classification
Urban with City and Town
Area Type
Unitary Authority
ONS GSS ID
E00080468
LSOADZ_NAME
Southend-on-Sea 008A
Government ID
Southend-on-Sea 008
Coordinates
51.548, 0.636
Phone Code
(01702) xxxxxx
Nearby Towns
| Leigh-on-Sea | 0.6 mi |
| Westcliff-on-Sea | 2.4 mi |
| Rayleigh | 2.7 mi |
| Canvey Island | 2.8 mi |
| Brighton | 59.8 mi |
| Reading | 69.1 mi |
| London | 29.6 mi |
| Cardiff | 163.9 mi |
| Edinburgh | 338.1 mi |
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