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

| population_ref = (2019){{cite web|title=Leigh (Parish, United Kingdom) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location|url=https://www.citypopulation.de/en/uk/southwestengland/admin/tewkesbury/E04004409__leigh/|website=citypopulation.de|access-date=30 September 2021}}

| 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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