In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Leigh Park like this:

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.

Leigh Park through time

Leigh Park is now part of HAVANT District. Click here for graphs and data of how HAVANT has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Leigh Park itself, go to Statistics.

How to reference this page:

GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Leigh Park, in Havant and Hampshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/23302

Date accessed: 11th November 2025


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