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| Red spot approx location of Ardleigh. |
"Ardleigh is mentioned in "Domesday Survey" and is a parish and railway station on the Eastern Union railway, in the Tendring hundred and union.. 4 1/2 miles north from Colchester, 3 1/2 miles southeast from Manningtree, 26 miles northeast from Chelmsford, 12 1/2 miles southwest from Ipswich, 16 miles from Harwich steam boat station, 30 miles from Bury, and 55 1/2 miles from London, on the road to ManningtreeThe parish contains 4,905 acres. Population in 1861 was 1,580" [Kelly's Diirectory of Essex, 1862]
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