OS Grid Reference: TQ5546
The 1841 population was 1,245

Leigh fell within the Hundred of Somerden. Its 19th century Registration District & Poor Law Union was Bromley.
Probate Jurisdiction was Sevenoaks.
Probate Jurisdiction was Rochester to 1845, PCC 1846-57.

The ancient parish included a detached portion, this was transferred to Hildenborough at its creation in 1844.

See NWKFHS publications West Kent Sources and School Records for further information.

• 1851 Name Index (only) published on microfiche as part of Volume VI (Sevenoaks Registration District)

 

For ordering details see Census CD-ROMs on the Publication List page.

Church of England - Ancient Parish Church

Original Registers
These date from 1592.

• Independent: Evangelical. (1870).

Original registers from 1870.