Leigham Explained

Country:England
Coordinates:50.403°N -4.093°W
Official Name:Leigham
Map Type:Devon
Shire District:Plymouth
Region:South West England
Shire County:Devon
Constituency Westminster:Plymouth Moor View
Post Town:Plymouth
Postcode District:PL6
Postcode Area:PL
Dial Code:01752

Leigham is the name of an area of the city of Plymouth in the English county of Devon.

Originally a hamlet and manor separate from the city, urban expansion of the 20th century has meant that the area has become widely built up. The area is located to the north east of Plymouth itself.

The place name is Anglo Saxon in origin, and means 'an open space in a wood'. In the Domesday Book of 1086 it was referred to as Leaham and was recorded as consisting of the manor and two farms.

Unfortunately the ancient manor house is no longer there: it fell into disrepair following the Second World War.[1] In the late Summer of 1946 Plymouth City Council bought the Leigham Manor Estate as part of its redevelopment plan for the City.

Leigham was in the parish of Plympton St Mary but is now in the parish of Estover, which itself was carved out of the manorial estate in the 1970s.

Notes and References

  1. http://www.leigham-manor.co.uk/history.htm The History of Leigham Manor, Devonshire