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Great Horkesley is a village approximately 3 miles north of Colchester in the county of Essex, UK, and is part of the borough of Colchester. Horkesley is located in what is known as "Horkesley Heath", which is a combination of two villages: Great Horkesley and, to the north, Little Horkesley which is an entirely different Parish. Horkesley is a modern name for the original Saxon name of "Horkaslay" which means "farm land for herds" (mainly sheep) though now it has many fields growing a variety of crops from corn to hemp. A few years ago an archaeological dig was made in woods on Coach Road, where a Bronze Age bronze smelting pit was found. Much Of Great Horkesley was a marsh, with very boggy ground, until it was drained by farmers. This is the reason why the main road is called "The Causew

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  • Great Horkesley es una localidad situada en el condado de Essex, en Inglaterra (Reino Unido), con una población estimada a mediados de 2016 de 2273 habitantes.​ Se encuentra ubicada al sureste de la región Este de Inglaterra, al noreste de Londres, y a poca distancia de la ciudad de Chelmsford —la capital del condado— y de la costa del mar del Norte. (es)
  • Great Horkesley est un petit village au nord de Colchester dans l'Essex, en Angleterre. * Portail de l’Angleterre (fr)
  • Great Horkesley is een civil parish in het bestuurlijke gebied Colchester, in het Engelse graafschap Essex met 2476 inwoners. * All Saints (nl)
  • Great Horkesley è un villaggio e parrocchia civile dell'Inghilterra, appartenente alla contea dell'Essex. (it)
  • Great Horkesley – wieś w Anglii, w hrabstwie Essex, w dystrykcie Colchester. Leży 35 km na północny wschód od miasta Chelmsford i 84 km na północny wschód od Londynu. Miejscowość liczy 1727 mieszkańców. (pl)
  • Great Horkesley är en by och en civil parish i Colchester i Essex i England. Orten har 2 259 invånare (2001). (sv)
  • Great Horkesley is a village approximately 3 miles north of Colchester in the county of Essex, UK, and is part of the borough of Colchester. Horkesley is located in what is known as "Horkesley Heath", which is a combination of two villages: Great Horkesley and, to the north, Little Horkesley which is an entirely different Parish. Horkesley is a modern name for the original Saxon name of "Horkaslay" which means "farm land for herds" (mainly sheep) though now it has many fields growing a variety of crops from corn to hemp. A few years ago an archaeological dig was made in woods on Coach Road, where a Bronze Age bronze smelting pit was found. Much Of Great Horkesley was a marsh, with very boggy ground, until it was drained by farmers. This is the reason why the main road is called "The Causew (en)
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