In 1887, John Bartholomew's Gazetteer of the British Isles described Whitleigh like this:

Whitleigh, seat, in Budeaux par., Devon, 3 miles N. of Plymouth.

Whitleigh through time

Whitleigh is now part of PLYMOUTH Unitary Authority. Click here for graphs and data of how PLYMOUTH has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Whitleigh itself, go to Statistics.

How to reference this page:

GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Whitleigh, in Plymouth and Devon | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/24361

Date accessed: 08th April 2026


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