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In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Leigh like this:
LEIGH, a tything, with a village, in WimborneMinster parish, Dorset; 1 mile E of Wimborne-Minster. Real property, £3,281. Pop., 574. Here was anciently a chapel.
Leigh is now part of DORSET Unitary Authority. Click here for graphs and data of how DORSET has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Leigh itself, go to Statistics.
How to reference this page:
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Leigh in Dorset | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/23943
Date accessed: 08th April 2026
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