A vision of Britain through time
A vision of Britain from 1801 to now.
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A vision of Britain through time
A vision of Britain from 1801 to now.
Including maps, statistical trends and historical descriptions.
LEIGH (SOUTH), a village and a parish in Honiton district, Devon. The village stands 3½ miles from the coast, 4¾ WSW of Colyton r. station, and 6 SSE of Honiton; and has a post office under Honiton. Acres, 2,579. Real property, £2,365. Pop., 331. Houses, 73. The manor, with about three-fourths of the land, belongs to Gordon, Esq. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Exeter. Value, £181. * Patron,Gordon, Esq. The church is ancient; and consists of nave, N aisle, and chancel, with a tower. Charities, £9.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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| Feature Description: | "a village and a parish" (ADL Feature Type: "populated places") |
| Administrative units: | Southleigh CP/AP Honiton RegD/PLU Devon AncC |
| Place names: | LEIGH | LEIGH SOUTH | SOUTH LEIGH |
| Place: | Southleigh |
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