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Hadleigh is a town and former civil parish that is within the borough of Castle Point, located in the southeast of the county of Essex, England, on the A13 between Thundersley, Benfleet and Leigh-on-Sea with a population of 18,300. [1] It has a squared bypass to the north (the A127 'Southend Arterial Road').
Hadleigh Castle by Henry Bright, Beecroft Art Gallery. Hadleigh Castle is a ruined fortification in the English county of Essex, overlooking the Thames Estuary from south of the town of Hadleigh. Built after 1215 during the reign of Henry III by Hubert de Burgh, the castle was surrounded by parkland and had an important economic and defensive role.
The remains of Hadleigh Castle, overlooking Hadleigh Farm. Hadleigh Farm is an educational working farm and cross-country cycling venue located in Hadleigh, within the borough of Castle Point, in the county of Essex. The men's and women's mountain biking events of the 2012 Summer Olympics took place at Hadleigh Farm on 11 and 12 August.
Hadleigh received its market charter in 1252 and had a grammar school by 1275. The manor of Hadleigh, along with those of Lawling in Essex and Monks Eleigh in Suffolk, were among those given to the Priory Church of Canterbury Cathedral. It made Hadleigh an "archiepiscopal peculiar" – under the direct control of the Archbishop of Canterbury. [7]
Hadleigh, Essex, England: Area: 152 hectares (380 acres) Operated by: Essex County Council: Open: All year: Hadleigh Country Park is a country park in Hadleigh, Essex ...
Hadleigh, Essex, a town in Essex Hadleigh Bus Depot, one of the depots used by First Essex; Hadleigh Castle, a castle near Hadleigh, Essex; Hadleigh, Suffolk, a town in Suffolk Hadleigh Railway, a seven and a half mile long single-track railway branch-line from Bentley to Hadleigh, Suffolk (now closed) Hadleigh High School, a high school in ...
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South Benfleet is a town in the Castle Point district of Essex, England, 30 miles east of London. It is adjacent to the village of North Benfleet. The Benfleet (SS7) post town includes South Benfleet, Thundersley, New Thundersley and Hadleigh. The Battle of Benfleet took place here between the Vikings and Saxons in 894. [2]