In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Westbury Leigh like this:
LEIGH, a township in Westbury parish, Wilts; 1 mile SSW of Westbury. It forms part of Westbury borough, and it shares in that town's trade and institutions. Pop., about 1,380. The manor belonged formerly to the Cobhams and the Molins. A Saxon palace stood at Courtfield. Some writers suppose the township to be the Ægglea where Alfred encamped before the battle of Ethandune.
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Westbury Leigh through time
Westbury Leigh is now part of West Wiltshire district. Click here for graphs and data of how West Wiltshire has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Westbury Leigh itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Westbury Leigh in West Wiltshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/25572
Date accessed: 14th May 2024
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