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3About Great Leighs
Great Leighs is an Essex village positioned between Chelmsford and Braintree on the A131. Most visitors arrive via the A12 from London, then through Chelmsford on local roads. The village sits amid typical Essex countryside, with the A131 providing the main north-south route for both local trips to nearby settlements and longer journeys toward Suffolk. Great Leighs Racecourse, which opened in 2008, was Britain's first new flat racing venue in over eight decades.
Where is Great Leighs on the map?
Great Leighs is in England, at 51.828, 0.506 - about 15 km north-east of Writtle.
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EV Chargers in Great Leighs
- Colchester Road, Chelmsford150 kW
- 1 White Hart LN, Chelmsford120 kW
- 7 Can Bridge Way, Chelmsford50 kW
- Baddow Road, Chelmsford50 kW
- Dickens Place, Chelmsford50 kW
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What is the closest airport to Great Leighs?
The closest airport to Great Leighs is London Southend Airport, 42 km (about 38 min by car). Other airports nearby: London Stansted Airport, London Luton Airport.