LEXDEN, a parish in the liberty of
COLCHESTER, county of ESSEX, 1 mile (W.) from Colchester,
containing 932 inhabitants. The living is a
rectory, in the jurisdiction of the Commissary of Essex
and Herts, concurrently with the Consistorial Court of
the Bishop of London, rated in the king's books at
£12. - Papillon, Esq. was patron in 1804. The church,
dedicated to St. Leonard, has lately received an addition
of three hundred and fifty free sittings, the Incorporated
Society for the enlargement of churches and chapels
having granted £500 towards defraying the expense.