Travel to Leigh-on-Sea Map
Leigh-on-Sea tourist guide map of landmarks & destinations by Walkfo
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When travelling to Leigh-on-Sea, Walkfo’s has created a travel guide & Leigh-on-Sea overview of Leigh-on-Sea’s hotels & accommodation, Leigh-on-Sea’s weather through the seasons & travel destinations / landmarks in Leigh-on-Sea. Experience a unique Leigh-on-Sea when you travel with Walkfo as your tour guide to Leigh-on-Sea map.
Leigh-on-Sea history
Origins
A reference to Leigh (Legra) appears in the Domesday Book survey of 1086. St Clement’s Church was rebuilt in the late 15th century or early 16th century. The mediaeval structure of the church was added to and altered during the 19th and 20th centuries.
‘Old Leigh’
In the 11th century Leigh was a marginal community of homesteads. The Domesday Book records ‘five smallholders above the water who do not hold land’ Two of Old Leigh’s pubs – the Peter Boat and Ye Olde Smack – owe their names to types of local fishing boats.
Modern era
Broadway developed between the 1870s and the 1920s from a residential street to a commercial parade of shopfronts. By the mid 20th century Leigh had grown to become part of a larger, urban conurbation, extending further north, east and north-west. In 1983 Leigh gained its own paper, Leigh Times, and its own Town Council.
Leigh-on-Sea map & travel guide with history & landmarks to explore
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With 42 travel places to explore on our Leigh-on-Sea travel map, Walkfo is a personalised tour guide to tell you about the places in Leigh-on-Sea as you travel by foot, bike, car or bus. No need for a physical travel guide book or distractions by phone screens, as our geo-cached travel content is automatically triggered on our Leigh-on-Sea map when you get close to a travel location (or for more detailed Leigh-on-Sea history from Walkfo).
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