Leigh, Gloucestershire

Leigh
Leigh
	St Catherine's Church
	Leigh Location within Gloucestershire
Population	325 (2019)
Civil parish	Leigh;
District	Tewkesbury;
Shire county	Gloucestershire;
Region	South West;
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	Gloucester
Postcode district	GL19
Police	Gloucestershire
Fire	Gloucestershire
Ambulance	South Western
	List of places UK England Gloucestershire 51°56′07″N 2°11′11″W / 51.9354°N 2.1864°W

Leigh is a village and civil parish in the district of Tewkesbury, in the county of Gloucestershire, England.^[2] As of 2019, it has a population of 325.^[1]

History

The name "Leigh" means 'The wood/clearing'.^[3] Leigh was recorded in the Domesday Book as Lalege.^[4]

^ ^a ^b "Leigh (Parish, United Kingdom) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location". citypopulation.de. Retrieved 30 September 2021.
^ "Gloucestershire Parish Map" (PDF). Gloucestershire County Council. Retrieved 30 September 2021.
^ "Leigh Key to English Place-names". The University of Nottingham. Retrieved 30 September 2021.
^ "Gloucestershire G-P". The Domesday Book Online. Retrieved 30 September 2021.

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