Descriptive Gazetteer Entry for LEIGH

LEIGH, a tything in Havant parish, Hants; on the edge of Bere forest, 2 miles NW of Havant. Pop., 547. Leigh Park is the seat of Sir G. Staunton, Bart., and has well-furnished conservatories and hot-houses.


(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))

Linked entities:
Feature Description: "a tything"   (ADL Feature Type: "countries, 4th order divisions")
Administrative units: Havant CP/AP       Hampshire AncC
Place: Leigh Park

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