Leigham

Leigham is the name of an area of the city of in the county of . 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.
Wikipedia
Photo: Derek Harper, CC BY-SA 2.0.
  • Type: Suburb
  • Description: village in Devon, England, UK
  • Also known as: “Leigham, Devon” and “Leigham, Plymouth”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Fort Austin and Estover Library.

Fort
Photo: Tony Atkin, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a former 19th-century Fort, built as a result of the Royal Commission on National Defence of 1859. It was built to defend the landward approaches to the North East of .

Library
Photo: Clib31, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Pub
Photo: N Chadwick, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a pub.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Estover and Eggbuckland.

Suburb
Photo: Derek Harper, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a district in , England, within the boundary area. The original hamlet was extensively developed during the 1970s, into what became back then a large housing estate, consisting almost entirely of council houses, situated five miles northeast of Plymouth city centre in the county of .

Suburb
Photo: Kate Jewell, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a suburb of the city of , in the ceremonial county of , England. Before the Second World War was a small a few miles north of Plymouth.

Suburb
Photo: Derek Harper, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is an historic manor formerly in the parish of , Devon, England. Today it has been absorbed by the city of to become a large, mostly post-World War II, eastern suburb of the city.

Leigham

Latitude
50.40509° or 50° 24′ 18″ north
Longitude
-4.09396° or 4° 5′ 38″ west
Open location code
9C2QCW44+2C
Open­Street­Map ID
node 1661144392
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­suburb
Wiki­data ID
Q6519715
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Satellite Map

Discover Leigham from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Dutch to Welsh—“Leigham” goes by many names.
  • Dutch: “Leigham”
  • French: “Leigham”
  • Irish: “Leigham”
  • Polish: “Leigham (Plymouth)”
  • Polish: “Leigham”
  • Welsh: “Leigham, Plymouth”
  • Welsh: “Leigham”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Mainstone and Austin Farm.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Leigham Primary School and Leigham Community Hall.

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