| Purleigh | |
|---|---|
 All Saints' Church, Purleigh | |
  Purleigh Location within Essex | |
| Population | 1,271 (2011)[1] |
| OS grid reference | TL838020 |
| District | |
| Shire county | |
| Region | |
| 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 | |
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]
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]
- ^ "Parish population 2011". Retrieved 22 September 2015.
- ^ Maldon District Council
- ^ Eilert Ekwall, The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Place-names, p. 375.
- ^ Warren, Michael J (12 December 2022). "Home and the birdsong". Aeon. Retrieved 17 December 2022.