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LEIGH (WEST), a parish in Barnstaple district, Devon; on the river Torridge, and on the Bideford railway, 2 miles NNE of Bideford. It contains a village of its own name, and the hamlets of East Leigh and Southcott; and its Post town is Bideford. Acres, 2,616; of which 160 are water. Real property, £2,804. Pop., 491. Houses, 96. The property is divided among three. The manor was known to the Saxons as Westlega. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Exeter. Value, £159.* Patrons, the Dean and Chapter of Exeter. The church is ancient but good; and consists of nave, aisles, and chancel, with a tower. There are a Wesleyan chapel and a national school.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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| Feature Description: | "a parish" (ADL Feature Type: "countries, 4th order divisions") |
| Administrative units: | Westleigh Parish Barnstaple Poor Law Union/Registration District Devon Ancient County |
| Place names: | LEIGH | LEIGH WEST | WESTLEGA | WEST LEIGH |
| Place: | Westleigh |
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