Westleigh

Other current and historical names

West Leigh
Westlega
Leigh
Leigh West

Parish/Community: Westleigh
District/Borough: North Devon
County: Devon
Region: South West

Category: Populated Place
Type: Village

Latitude/Longitude: 51°2'12"N 4°10'58"W
Eastings/Northings: 247039, 128640
OS Grid: SS470286
Mapcode Local: GBR KK.GXTP
Mapcode Global: FRA 264C.S6Q

Location and coordinates are for the approximate centre of Westleigh within this administrative area. Geographic features and populated places may cross administrative borders.

Westleigh in historic gazetteers

Gazetteer of the British Isles (Edinburgh: Bartholomew, 1887). John Bartholomew

West Leigh.-- par. and vil., Devon, on river Torridge, 2 miles NE. of Bideford, 2616 ac. (160 water), pop. 496.

Gazetteer of the British Isles (Edinburgh: Bartholomew, 1887). John Bartholomew

Leigh, West.-- par., Devon, on river Torridge, 2 miles NE. of Bideford, 2616 ac., pop. 496.

Westleigh in the Domesday Book

A village in Fremington hundred, in the county of Devon.

- Lord of the Manor in 1066: Wulfward
- Tenant in Chief in 1086: Robert of Aumale
- Lord of the Manor in 1086: Robert of Aumale
- Taxable Value: ¹⁄₂ geld
- Value to Lord of the Manor: £2 in 1070; £1 10/- in 1086
- Households: 4 villagers; 5 smallholders; 3 slaves
- Plough Teams: 2 lord's ploughs; 2 men's ploughs (5 plough lands)
- Meadow: 2 acres
- Woodland: 2 acres
- Pasture: 3 acres
- Animals in 1086: 7 cattle; 3 pigs

British Place Names

Westleigh, Devon

Westleigh is a village in Devon

Westleigh in historic gazetteers

Westleigh in the Domesday Book