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History
A range of short articles have been written on aspects of the history of Leigh. Those available on this website are given below. Details of other longer articles, books and additional references can be found in the References section of this site.
General
| An Introduction to Leigh | |
| Leigh before the Normans | |
| King Harold on his way to Hastings | |
| Place Names in Leigh and Other Parts of Kent | |
| Oasts in Leigh | |
| Diamond Jubilee Celebration 1897 | |
| Hall Place Gifts to Workers at Christmas | |
| Beating the Bounds in Leigh | |
| Cinder Hill and Iron | |
| 1881 Census and cricketers in the Leigh area | |
| Mummers Plays and Leigh | |
| Leigh Village Policemen | |
| Bell Ringing in Leigh | |
| Leigh War Memorial (including details of the fallen) | |
| Chiddingstone Causeway War Memorial (including details of the fallen) | |
| 1940 and the Pill Boxes around Leigh | |
| The Messerschmidt that surrendered in Leigh | |
| Leigh 1952 and 2002 | |
| Leigh's Iron Cross | |
| Wyndham Avenue and Wyndham Close | |
| The Village Sign | |
| Circuses and Funfairs in Leigh | |
| George Devey - Victorian Architect with links to Leigh | |
| A Hundred Years of Leigh Squirearchy | |
| Crime in the Village - 1796 |
Recollections
| Second World War events - Bernie "Butch" Baker | |
| Diary of an Unknown Man 1904-1939 (subsequently identified as Fred Eade) |
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| A Gamekeepers Troubles - George Clarke | |
| The Bungalow | |
| Village Shopping fifty years ago | |
| Bakery and Chapel Going - Joyce Juggins | |
| Memories of Leigh Bakery and Chapel, 1927-1939 - David Phipps | |
| Tony Scragg - memories of a WWII evacuee |
Institutions
| The School 75 Years ago | |
| Leigh Nursing Association and Leigh Invalid Comfort Fund | |
| Hospitals for people in Leigh | |
| Leigh Fire Brigade | |
| Leigh Institute |