In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Abbots Leigh like this:
ABBOTS-LEIGH, a parish in Bedminster district, Somerset; on the left bank of the Avon, near Rownham ferry, 3½ miles WNW of Bristol. It has a post office under Bristol. Acres, 2,228. Real property, £3,822. Pop., 366. Houses, 66. Limestone is quarried. Leigh Court, the seat of Sir William Miles, Bart., is an elegant structure, with Ionic porticoes, commanding a fine view across the Bristol channel; and contains a splendid collection of pictures. ...
An ancient manor-house, near the site of this mansion, belonging to the ancient family of Norton, and gave concealment to Charles II. after the battle of Worcester. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Gloucester and Bristol. Value, £77.* Patron, the Bishop of Gloucester and Bristol. The church was mostly burnt down about 1848, and afterwards partly restored, partly rebuilt. Charities, £33.
Abbots Leigh through time
Abbots Leigh is now part of North Somerset district. Click here for graphs and data of how North Somerset has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Abbots Leigh itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Abbots Leigh in North Somerset | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/13041
Date accessed: 16th April 2024
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