Purleigh is a small village and civil parish in the district of Maldon in Essex, set in gently rolling arable countryside not far from the salt marshes and creeks of the Blackwater estuary. The settlement feels typically rural, with hedged lanes, farmsteads and a scattering of older houses that sit within the wider Dengie landscape.
The village has medieval origins and a handful of listed buildings clustered around the parish church; agriculture has long shaped the local economy, though today many residents also commute to nearby towns. Socially it remains a close-knit community with local clubs and seasonal events, and it once drew attention in the late Victorian era for non-conformist and communal experiments that add a curious chapter to its otherwise quiet, agricultural history.
Postcode districts covering Purleigh
Most populated places nearby
- Southend-on-Sea 9.1 miles14.7 km
- Basildon 11.6 miles18.6 km
- Colchester 17.6 miles28.3 km
- Chelmsford 8.6 miles13.8 km
- Gillingham 21.5 miles34.6 km
- Harlow 24.5 miles39.4 km
- Grays 19.4 miles31.2 km
- Chatham 22.7 miles36.5 km
- Barking and Dagenham 24.6 miles39.6 km
- Gravesend 21.1 miles34 km
- Braintree 14.9 miles23.9 km
- Brentwood 15.4 miles24.9 km
Neighbouring places
- Purleigh Built-up area 0.6 miles1 km
- Cold Norton Built-up area 0.8 miles1.3 km
- Stow Maries Parish 1.7 miles2.7 km
- Hazeleigh Parish 1.9 miles3.1 km
- North Fambridge Built-up area 2.4 miles3.9 km
- Mundon Parish 2.6 miles4.2 km
- Latchingdon Built-up area 2.7 miles4.3 km
- Woodham Mortimer Built-up area 2.8 miles4.5 km
- Maldon West Ward 2.8 miles4.5 km
- Woodham Ferrers and Bicknacre Parish 2.8 miles4.6 km
- Woodham Ferrers Built-up area 2.9 miles4.7 km
- Maldon South Ward 3 miles4.9 km
Example postcodes in Purleigh
CM3 6RA, CM3 6PU, CM3 6QJ, CM3 6HQ, CM3 6RH, CM9 6NJ, CM9 6NW, CM3 6PB, CM3 6NZ … See all
Transport links
- London Southend Airport 7.6 miles12.3 km
- Stansted Airport 23.1 miles37.1 km
- North Fambridge Railway Station 2.3 miles3.8 km
- South Woodham Ferrers Railway Station 3.1 miles5 km
Hotels near Purleigh Ad
- Le Bouchon Brasserie & Hotel 4.4 miles7 km
- The Blue Boar - Maldon 3.7 miles5.9 km
- The Oakland 2 3 miles4.9 km
- The Lion Inn 7.8 miles12.5 km
- The Swan Hotel Bar and Grill 3.6 miles5.9 km
- Pontlands Park 3 6.8 miles11 km
- Channels Hotel 4 9.5 miles15.3 km
- Rettendon Lodge Events 4.6 miles7.4 km
- Ye Olde White Harte Hotel 7.8 miles12.5 km
- Holiday Inn Southend 4 8 miles12.9 km
Schools in Purleigh
- Purleigh Community Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Roots Hall Stadium 9.2 miles14.8 km
- Hylands Estate 9.8 miles15.8 km
- Thames Estuary Yacht Club Marina 10.2 miles16.5 km
- Dines Hall Country house 11.5 miles18.5 km
- Canvey Island Heritage Centre & Museum Museum 11.7 miles18.9 km
- Saint Peters Chapel Archaeological site 12 miles19.2 km
- Chelmsford City Racecourse Recreation 12.8 miles20.6 km
- Coggeshall Abbey Historic site 13.1 miles21 km
- West Mersea Beach Beach 13.3 miles21.3 km
- Cressing Road Stadium 14 miles22.6 km
- Yantlet beach Beach 14.3 miles23.1 km
- Marks Hall Estate 15.2 miles24.5 km