Leigh, Worcestershire
village and civil parish in Worcestershire, England, UK
Leigh is a village and civil parish in the Malvern Hills district of Worcestershire, England. The local pronunciation is that the name rhymes with "lie". The village is 4 miles (6 km) west of Worcester and 5 miles (8 km) north of Malvern. As well as the small village of Leigh itself, the parish also includes the larger village of Leigh Sinton, which is in the south of the parish on the A4103, the main road linking Worcester and Hereford. The parish also covers surrounding rural areas and has a number of small hamlets, including Brockamin and Smith End Green. At the 2021 census the parish had a population of 1,589. It shares a grouped parish council with the neighbouring parish of Bransford.
History
Leigh's Norman church (St. Edburga's) was built in 1100 by Benedictine monks from Pershore Abbey. It is listed by English heritage as a Grade I listed building.
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The strongest evidence will usually combine a dated visual record with documents produced by the authority responsible for the place. The source revision retrieved here is dated Oct 12, 2025. The linked authority identifier is Q2847194. VIAF identifies the subject as 135123910. The Library of Congress control number is nb2006007045. Authority coordinates are 52.179, -2.318. 1 of 3 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 2021 and 1100.
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