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Little Horkesley
Population	188 (2011)
OS grid reference	TL960321
District	City of Colchester
Shire county	Essex
Region	East
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	Colchester
Postcode district	CO6
Dialling code	01206
Ambulance	East of England
EU Parliament	East of England
UK Parliament	South Suffolk
List of places UK England 51°57′11″N 0°51′13″E / 51.952941°N 0.853672°E / 51.952941; 0.853672

Little Horkesley is a civil parish in the City of Colchester district of Essex, England. It is situated approximately 4 miles north of Colchester on the south bank of the River Stour. In the time of Elizabeth I, the manor of Little Horkesley belonged to the Wentworth family, a branch of the notable Yorkshire family who became Earl of Stafford, and then passed by inheritance to a branch of the St. Lawrence family who had the title Baron and later Earl of Howth.