In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Leigh like this:
LEIGH, a village and a parish in Sevenoaks district, Kent. The village stands near the river Medway, adjacent to the Tunbridge and Reigate railway, 2¾ miles W of Tunbridge; is sometimes called Lye or West Leigh; and has a post office, of the name of Leigh, under Tunbridge, and a fair on 16 June.—The parish contains also Hollanden hamlet, and part of Hildenborough chapelry. ...
Acres, 4,660. Real property, £6,130. Pop. in 1851, 1,161; in 1861,1,256. Houses, 222. The property is much subdivided. The manor, with Hall Place, belongs to T. F. Baily, Esq. There is a mineral spring, of similar quality to the springs of Tunbridge Wells. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Canterbury. Value, £510.* Patron, the Rev. T. May. The church is ancient; had once a chantry; was recently restored; had formerly no tower, but has now a new one; and contains a curious brass without name or date, and two other brasses. There are a national school, and charities £91.
Leigh through time
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GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Leigh, in Sevenoaks and Kent | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/6256
Date accessed: 24th April 2024
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