A vision of Britain through time
A vision of Britain from 1801 to now.
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A vision of Britain through time
A vision of Britain from 1801 to now.
Including maps, statistical trends and historical descriptions.
LEIGH, a village and a tything in Great Bradford parish, Wilts. The village stands 2 miles NE of Bradford, and is considerable. The tything bears the name of Leigh and Woolley. Pop. in 1831,1,680; in 1851, 1,377. Houses, 292.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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| Feature Description: | "a village and a tything" (ADL Feature Type: "populated places") |
| Administrative units: | Bradford on Avon AP/CP Wiltshire AncC |
| Place: | Bradford Leigh |
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