Leigh, Worcestershire
| Leigh | |
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Leigh - house at the village centre | |
Leigh Location within Worcestershire | |
| Population | 1,589 (Parish, 2021) |
| OS grid reference | SO783534 |
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| District | |
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| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | WORCESTER |
| Postcode district | WR6 |
| Police | West Mercia |
| Fire | Hereford and Worcester |
| Ambulance | West Midlands |
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Leigh is a village and civil parish in the Malvern Hills district of Worcestershire, England. The local pronunciation is that the name rhymes with "lie". The village is 4 miles (6 km) west of Worcester and 5 miles (8 km) north of Malvern. As well as the small village of Leigh itself, the parish also includes the larger village of Leigh Sinton, which is in the south of the parish on the A4103, the main road linking Worcester and Hereford. The parish also covers surrounding rural areas and has a number of small hamlets, including Brockamin and Smith End Green. At the 2021 census the parish had a population of 1,589. It shares a grouped parish council with the neighbouring parish of Bransford.