Ardleigh Heath

Ardleigh Heath
Ardleigh Heath
	Ardleigh Heath, before 1925
	Ardleigh Heath Location within Essex
OS grid reference	TM0430
Civil parish	Ardleigh;
District	Tendring;
Shire county	Essex;
Region	East;
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Police	Essex
Fire	Essex
Ambulance	East of England
	List of places UK England Essex 51°55′59″N 0°58′44″E / 51.933°N 0.979°E

Ardleigh Heath is a hamlet on the B1029 road, in the civil parish of Ardleigh, in the Tendring District of the county of Essex, England. It is located between Lamb Corner and Dedham (to the north) and Ardleigh (to the south).^[1]

History

Ardleigh Heath was formerly called Dedham Heath. It was on the north boundary of Ardleigh parish, and was unenclosed heathland. This was mostly vulnerable to flooding, or the clay soil was difficult to plough. It did, however attract a settlement.^[2]

References

↑ A-Z Essex, 2010 edition. p. 161.
↑ Kemble, James (2014). The Place Names of Ardleigh. e-book: Essex Place-names Project (Essex Society for Archaeology & History). Retrieved 24 April 2021.

External links

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[1] A-Z Essex, 2010 edition. p. 161.

[2] Kemble, James (2014). The Place Names of Ardleigh. e-book: Essex Place-names Project (Essex Society for Archaeology & History). Retrieved 24 April 2021.

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Ardleigh Heath
Ardleigh Heath, before 1925
Ardleigh Heath Location within Essex
OS grid reference	TM0430
Civil parish	Ardleigh
District	Tendring
Shire county	Essex
Region	East
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom

Police	Essex
Fire	Essex
Ambulance	East of England

List of places UK England Essex 51°55′59″N 0°58′44″E / 51.933°N 0.979°E / 51.933; 0.979