Leigh
Leigh is a locality in Hennock, Teignbridge District, England. Leigh is situated nearby to Teign Village, as well as near the locality Brand Iron Farm.Places of Interest
Highlights include Canonteign Falls and Great Rock Mine.
Canonteign Falls
Scenic viewpoint
Canonteign Falls is a waterfall in the historic tything of Canonteign in the Teign Valley and Dartmoor National Park near Chudleigh, South Devon, England. It was created in 1890 by diverting a stream over the edge of a cliff.
Great Rock Mine
Archaeological site
Photo: Noel Jenkins, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Great Rock Mine is a disused micaceous haematite mine about 3 km north of the town of Bovey Tracey in Devon, England. It was worked from the nineteenth century until 1969, and was the last active mine in the Dartmoor National Park area.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Lower Ashton and Christow.
Lower Ashton
Hamlet
Photo: Mike Crowe, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Lower Ashton is a village on the western slopes of Haldon in Teignbridge, Devon, England. Along with Higher Ashton it is part of the civil parish of Ashton, which in 2001 had a population of 174. Lower Ashton is situated 2 miles north of Leigh.
Christow
Village
Photo: Mike Crowe, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Christow is a village and civil parish in the Teignbridge district of Devon, England. It is located 12 miles south-west of Exeter, in the Teign Valley, just off the B3193 road that links Chudleigh and Dunsford. Christow is situated 2½ miles north of Leigh.
Bridford
Village
Photo: John Salmon, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Bridford is a village and civil parish in south west England, located in the Teign Valley, Devon on the edge of Dartmoor. The parish is surrounded by the parishes of Dunsford, Doddiscombsleigh, Christow, and Moretonhampstead. Bridford is situated 4 miles northwest of Leigh.
Leigh
- Type: Locality
- Location: Hennock, Teignbridge District, Devon, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
50.61683° or 50° 37′ 1″ northLongitude
-3.63733° or 3° 38′ 14″ westOpen location code
9C2RJ987+P3OpenStreetMap ID
node 1876333490OpenStreetMap feature
place=locality
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