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'''Leigh''' is a small spread out [[parish]] between [[Malvern, Worcestershire|Malvern]] and [[Worcester]], with just a few hundred inhabitants. The main road runs down to a brook with an ancient church and barn. Leigh, like many local villages, declined in the 20th century, it lost its pub, its police station and its railway station (with the closure of the [[Bromyard]] branch line in the 1960s). This was all largely due to the demise of the hop industry in the area. |
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| country = England |
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| official_name = Leigh |
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| static_image_name = Leigh - house at the village centre - geograph.org.uk - 840243.jpg |
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| static_image_caption = Leigh - house at the village centre |
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| shire_district = [[Malvern Hills (district)|Malvern Hills]] |
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| shire_county = [[Worcestershire]] |
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| region = West Midlands |
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| civil_parish = Leigh |
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| constituency_westminster = West Worcestershire |
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| postcode_district = WR6 |
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| postcode_area = WR |
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| post_town = WORCESTER |
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| os_grid_reference = SO783534 |
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'''Leigh''' is a village and [[civil parishes in England|civil parish]] (with a [[Leigh and Bransford|parish council shared with Bransford]]) in the [[Malvern Hills (district)|Malvern Hills district]] of the county of [[Worcestershire]], England. |
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With just a few hundred inhabitants the parish lies on the [[A4103]], the main [[Worcester, England|Worcester]] to [[Hereford]] road, about 5 miles out of Worcester, whilst [[Malvern, Worcestershire|Malvern]] is also about 5 miles away. The parish includes Leigh, Brockamin, [[Leigh Sinton]], Sandlin & Smith End Green. The local pronunciation is that the name rhymes with "lie". |
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Due largely to the significant reduction of the hop industry in the area, {{Citation needed|date=May 2009}}Leigh, like many local villages, declined in the late 20th century; it lost its pub, its police station and its railway station (with the closure of the [[Bromyard]] branch line in the 1960s). |
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==History== |
==History== |
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{{see also|History of Worcestershire}} |
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[[File:Leigh Castle Tump - geograph.org.uk - 54984.jpg|left|thumb|150px|Leigh Castle Tump]] |
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[[Leigh Court Barn]] is the largest and one of the oldest [[Cruck|cruck framed]] barns in Britain. |
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A mile to the south at Castle Green are the earthwork and buried remains of a medieval [[Motte-and-bailey|motte and bailey]] castle. |
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Enclosures of common lands caused riots at Leigh in 1778, where anti-enclosure rioters attacked the physical enclosure: |
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{{quote|with their faces blackened and being otherwise disguised, and armed with guns and other offensive weapons; … in the most daring manner did cut down, burn, and entirely destroy all the posts, gates and rails.<ref>{{Citation |last1=MacDonald |first1=Alec |date=1969 |title=Worcestershire in English History |publisher=SR Publishers |location=London|page=136 |isbn=978-0854095759 |orig-year=1943 |edition=Reprint}}</ref>}} |
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Following the [[Poor Law Amendment Act 1834]] Leigh Parish ceased to be responsible for maintaining the poor in its parish. This responsibility was transferred to [[Martley Poor Law Union]].<ref>''Worcestershire Family History Guidebook'', Vanessa Morgan, 2011, p68 The History Press, Stroud, Gloucestershire.</ref> |
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The area is reputedly haunted by the ghost of a robber named Edmund Colles, who is said to appear in a [[coach (carriage)|coach]] drawn by four fire-breathing horses.<ref>{{cite book |last=Ash |first=Russell |date=1973 |title=Folklore, Myths and Legends of Britain |publisher=Reader's Digest Association Limited |page=321 |isbn=9780340165973 }}</ref> |
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==References== |
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* [http://www.leighandbransford.org.uk/ Leigh & Bransford parish web site] |
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[[Category:Civil parishes in Worcestershire]] |
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Latest revision as of 12:54, 12 October 2024
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  Leigh Location within Worcestershire | |
| OS grid reference | SO783534 |
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| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | WORCESTER |
| Postcode district | WR6 |
| Police | West Mercia |
| Fire | Hereford and Worcester |
| Ambulance | West Midlands |
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Leigh is a village and civil parish (with a parish council shared with Bransford) in the Malvern Hills district of the county of Worcestershire, England.
With just a few hundred inhabitants the parish lies on the A4103, the main Worcester to Hereford road, about 5 miles out of Worcester, whilst Malvern is also about 5 miles away. The parish includes Leigh, Brockamin, Leigh Sinton, Sandlin & Smith End Green. The local pronunciation is that the name rhymes with "lie".
Due largely to the significant reduction of the hop industry in the area, [citation needed]Leigh, like many local villages, declined in the late 20th century; it lost its pub, its police station and its railway station (with the closure of the Bromyard branch line in the 1960s).
History
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Leigh's Norman church (St. Edburga's) was built in 1100 by Benedictine monks from Pershore Abbey.[citation needed] It is listed by English heritage as a Grade I listed building.
Leigh Court Barn is the largest and one of the oldest cruck framed barns in Britain.
A mile to the south at Castle Green are the earthwork and buried remains of a medieval motte and bailey castle.
Enclosures of common lands caused riots at Leigh in 1778, where anti-enclosure rioters attacked the physical enclosure:
with their faces blackened and being otherwise disguised, and armed with guns and other offensive weapons; … in the most daring manner did cut down, burn, and entirely destroy all the posts, gates and rails.[1]
Following the Poor Law Amendment Act 1834 Leigh Parish ceased to be responsible for maintaining the poor in its parish. This responsibility was transferred to Martley Poor Law Union.[2]
The area is reputedly haunted by the ghost of a robber named Edmund Colles, who is said to appear in a coach drawn by four fire-breathing horses.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ MacDonald, Alec (1969) [1943], Worcestershire in English History (Reprint ed.), London: SR Publishers, p. 136, ISBN 978-0854095759
- ^ Worcestershire Family History Guidebook, Vanessa Morgan, 2011, p68 The History Press, Stroud, Gloucestershire.
- ^ Ash, Russell (1973). Folklore, Myths and Legends of Britain. Reader's Digest Association Limited. p. 321. ISBN 9780340165973.
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