Localities Leigh, Staffordshire
1 localities
1.1 withington
1.2 upper leigh
1.3 lower leigh
1.4 morrilow heath
1.5 middleton green
1.6 dods leigh
1.7 godstone
1.8 field
localities
the civil parish of leigh centred on clustered village of church leigh has 6 satellite hamlets. separating last 4 first field buffer including river blithe flows south, via blithfield reservoir lake 5 miles (8.0 km) south feed river trent @ alrewas, staffordshire.
withington
withington linear settlement on 5 lanes separated west church leigh fields covering 300m; oldest farmhouse listed building.
upper leigh
upper leigh linear settlement on 5 or 6 lanes separated south-east lower leigh fields covering 100m; has 3 listed buildings: moor farm, moor house farm , manor farm.
lower leigh
lower leigh on winding lane, separated village primary school , recreation ground less 100 metres, north-west. middle of parish s 3 bridges along lanes on river blithe close centre of lower leigh. next bridge aptly-named brook farmhouse.
morrilow heath
this largest hamlet in area , population, , remote. south-west, on high ground , has salient boundary far source of sprink brook.
middleton green
middleton green small in population , less 200m north-east of morrilow heath , 1 mile (1.6 km) south-west of lower leigh. birchwood park, isolated farm, towards sprink brook historically manor of sorts , architectural listed building, others in parish non-ecclesiastical, @ grade ii only. big wood, rises southern border here extensive views on rest of village
dods leigh
this traditionally agricultural cluster of buildings includes chapel, , 0.5 miles (0.80 km) south of lower leigh.
godstone
just 300m south of dods leigh, traditional manor forms linear settlement, traces of can made out properties, orchard, godstone house , godstone cottage, old woodcutter, main 4 buildings.
field
six farms make cluster forms field; sprink brook discharges river blythe @ point in south of hamlet.
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