Leigh Surrey Family History Guide

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Leigh is an Ancient Parish in the county of Surrey.

Parish church:

Parish registers begin:

  • Parish registers: 1579
  • Bishop’s Transcripts: 1717

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Adjacent Parishes

Parish History

The Imperial Gazetteer of England & Wales 1870

LEIGH, a village and a parish in Reigate district, Surrey. The village stands on an affluent of the river Mole, 3 miles SW of Reigate r. station; and has a post-office under Reigate.

The parish comprises 3,710 acres. Real property, £2,930. Pop., 506. Houses, 92. The property is divided among a few. Leigh Place was the ancient seat of the Ardernes; belongs now to the Dendy family; has been much altered, yet retains features of antiquity; and is still engirt with a moat, crossed by narrow bridges. Mynthurst is the seat of J. W. Freshfield, Esq.

The living is a p. curacy in the diocese of Winchester. Value, £146. Patrons, the Trustees of the late R. Dendy, Esq. The church is later English; was recently restored; and contains fine brasses of the Ardernes.

There are national schools. Ben Jonson is said to have been a resident.

Source: The Imperial Gazetteer of England & Wales [Wilson, John M]. A. Fullarton & Co. N. d. c. [1870-72].

Parish Records

FamilySearch

England, Surrey, Leigh – Census ( 1 )
Census returns for Leigh, 1841-1891
Author:    Great Britain. Census Office

England, Surrey, Leigh – Census – 1851 – Indexes ( 1 )
1851 census index, Surrey, Reigate Road : Horley sub-district

England, Surrey, Leigh – Church records ( 3 )
Bishop’s transcripts for Leigh, 1800-1845
Author:    Church of England. Parish Church of Leigh (Surrey)

Parish register transcripts, 1568-1837
Author:    Church of England. Parish Church of Ifield (Sussex); Burchall, M. J. (Michael John)

Parish registers for Leigh, 1579-1976
Author:    Church of England. Parish Church of Leigh (Surrey)

England, Surrey, Leigh – Church records – Indexes ( 1 )
Computer printout of Leigh, Surrey, England

England, Surrey, Leigh – Manors – Court records ( 1 )
Court rolls, 1654-1875
Author:    Manor of Shellwood. Court (Leigh, Surrey)

England, Surrey, Leigh – Schools ( 1 )
Log books, 1862-1908
Author:    Leigh National Mixed School (Leigh, Surrey)

England, Surrey, Leigh – Taxation ( 2 )
Land tax assessments for the parish of Leigh, 1780-1831
Author:    Great Britain. Court of Quarter Sessions of the Peace (Surrey)

Poor rates, 1821-1831
Author:    Leigh (Surrey)

Maps

OS Grid Reference: TQ2166747143 (all-numeric format: 521667 147143)

Vision of Britain historical mapsOS maps
Ordnance SurveyOS maps
National Library of ScotlandOS maps

Administration

  • County: Surrey
  • Civil Registration District: Reigate
  • Probate Court: Court of the Archdeaconry of Surrey
  • Diocese: Winchester
  • Rural Deanery: Stoke
  • Poor Law Union: Reigate
  • Hundred: Reigate
  • Province: Canterbury