Leigh, Gloucestershire
{{Short description|Village in Gloucestershire, England}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2021}}
{{Use British English|date=September 2021}}
{{Infobox UK place
| country = England
| coordinates = {{coord|51.9354|-2.1864|display=inline,title}}
| official_name = Leigh
| static_image_name = St Catherine's Church, The Leigh - geograph.org.uk - 59143.jpg
| static_image_caption = St Catherine's Church
| population = 325
| civil_parish = Leigh
| shire_district = Tewkesbury
| shire_county = Gloucestershire
| region = South West England
| post_town = Gloucester
| postcode_district = GL19
| postcode_area = GL
}}
Leigh is a village and civil parish in the district of Tewkesbury, in the county of Gloucestershire, England.{{cite web|title=Gloucestershire Parish Map|url=https://www.gloucestershire.gov.uk/media/1521023/map_-_parish_-_gloucestershire-1.pdf|website=Gloucestershire County Council|access-date=30 September 2021}} As of 2019, it has a population of 325.
History
The name "Leigh" means 'The wood/clearing'.{{cite web|url=http://kepn.nottingham.ac.uk/map/place/Gloucestershire/Leigh|title=Leigh Key to English Place-names|publisher=The University of Nottingham|access-date=30 September 2021}} Leigh was recorded in the Domesday Book as Lalege.{{cite web|url=http://www.domesdaybook.co.uk/gloucestershire2.html#leigh|title=Gloucestershire G-P|publisher=The Domesday Book Online|accessdate=30 September 2021}}
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External links
{{Commons category-inline|Leigh, Gloucestershire}}
Category:Villages in Gloucestershire
Category:Civil parishes in Gloucestershire
Category:Borough of Tewkesbury
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