Rayleigh

E168879

Rayleigh is a historic market town in the county of Essex, England, known for its medieval roots and prominent hilltop location.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Rayleigh canonical 7
RAYLEIGH 2

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Statements (36)

Predicate Object
instanceOf civil parish
town
ceremonialCounty Essex
country England
dialCode 01268
distanceToLondon approximately 32 miles east of central London
governingBody Rayleigh Town Council
hasAmenity Rayleigh high street shopping area
Rayleigh leisure centre
Rayleigh library
hasCharacteristic historic town
hasConservationArea Rayleigh town centre conservation area
hasEtymology name likely derived from Old English meaning “roe-deer clearing” or “raege leah”
hasHistoricFeature site of a Norman motte-and-bailey castle
hasLandmark Holy Trinity Church, Rayleigh
Rayleigh Mount
Rayleigh Windmill
hasMarketHistory medieval market town
hasMedievalOrigins true
hasPrimaryFunction residential commuter town
hasRailwayStation Rayleigh railway station
hasSettlementType market town
hasTopographicalFeature hilltop location
locatedIn East of England
Essex
United Kingdom
locatedInDistrict Rochford District
nearestCity Chelmsford
nearestLargeTown Southend-on-Sea
parliamentaryConstituency Rayleigh and Wickford
postalTown Rayleigh self-linksurface differs
surface form: RAYLEIGH
postcodeArea SS
railLine Shenfield–Southend Line
surface form: Shenfield to Southend Line
region East of England
timeZone GMT
timeZoneDST BST

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Referenced by (9)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Essex containsSettlement Rayleigh
A127 road passesNear Rayleigh
Rayleigh postalTown Rayleigh self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: RAYLEIGH
SS covers Rayleigh
subject surface form: SS postcode area
SS postTown Rayleigh
subject surface form: SS postcode area
this entity surface form: RAYLEIGH
A127 passesThrough Rayleigh