References Index

References

Publications

Leigh before the Normans article written by Janet Donald		View article
The Jutish Forest Ken Witney	The book covers the period from the settlement of the Jutes in Kent towards the end of the 5th century to the middle of the 14th century. The synopsis of the main points relating to Leigh and Tonbridge.	View synopsis
Notes on the History of the Parish of Leigh article was completed in 1946 by Commander F N Stagg	The article covers the history of the village up until the time of Samuel Morley but gives particularly useful information for the period 1250-1750. (Some of the generalizations about the Romans and Saxons need to be supplemented with information from other articles on the website).	View article as pdf file
The History and Topographical Survey of Kent by Edward Hasted	The Ancient and Present state of Kent, Civil and Eccesiastical, collected from the public records and other best authorities, illustrated with maps, views of antiquities and seats of the nobility and gentry etc. Published in 1778	View entry for Leigh
Leigh in Kent by Lawrence Biddle Published by Lawrence Biddle 1991 ISBN 0-9518461-0-8	An "in depth" study of the history of Leigh published by a noted local historian	View full index
We had everything... by Chris Rowley Published by Chris Rowley 2000 ISBN 0-9539340-0-4	Recollections of a Kent Village, Leigh, from the period 1900-2000 A series of interviews with residents who had lived in the village for a considerable period of time.	View contents
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The Lost Powder Mills of Leigh Published by Chris Rowley 2009 ISBN 978-09539340-1-0	A History of the Gunpowder Mills at Leigh	View full index as pdf file
Leigh in the War, 1939-1945 Morgan Witzel Published by the Leigh Historical Society 1993	The aims of the publication were to show how Leigh residents saw the war and were affected by it and, secondarily, to describe the events in Leigh in a fitting context within the larger history of the war. The publication includes a map of all events and has to be viewed separately.	View publication as pdf file View Map
St Mary's Church, Leigh	A booklet available in the church giving a short history and information about the present building
The Powder Mill Chris Rowley	An article published in the Journal of Kent History	View article as pdf file
Index of the Minutes of the Parish Council, 1894-1979	The Minutes of the Parish Council have been indexed and are available for viewing or downloading	View
Notes on the History of the Parish Church of St Mary's, Leigh collected by Frank H Hawkins	A very detailed account of the history of the church. A copy is available for inspection through the church.
A Walk in Old Leigh Published by Unlimited, 18 The Dene, Sevenoaks TN13 1PB	A guided walk around Leigh giving details of some of the older buildings in the village
Leigh Cricket Club from the 1700's to the Present Day Published by Nigel West 1999 ISBN 0-9537152-0-5	A three hundred year history of cricket in Leigh. Information about obtaining a copy may be found on the Cricket Club website.	Cricket Club website
Leigh RBL Table Tennis Club 1950 - 2005 Paper produced by John Knock	A detailed history of table tennis in Leigh

Books held in the Society's library	View these publications
The Society has a number of Books on Permanent Loan, donated by the Hope-Morley Family.	View these publications
The Society holds an Archive of documents, photographs and maps. Contact the Archivist (see Historical Society page) to arrange a viewing	View Archive index

Web Sites

Other web sites that may contain historical information about Leigh

Here's History Kent A site created by Kent County Council to display documents, maps, photographs etc relating to Kentish history	Link
Tonbridge Library A catalogue of the documents held at Tonbridge Library	Link
Tonbridge Historiocal Society The main feature is a large number of pre 1950 photographs of Tonbridge and the surrounding area.	Link
1871 Ordnance Survey Maps This site will take OS co-ordinates or place names and will show the 1871 OS map of the area.	Link
Archives Online	Link
Domesday Book	Link
Economic & Social Data Service A national data service that provides access and support for an extensive range of key economic and social data, both quantatative and qualitative, spanning many disciplines and thaemes	Link
English Heritage includes their National Monument Record Centre and their online pictire library	Link
History Online one of the UK's premier sites for local history, with nearly 1,000 links to sites both in the UK and overseas, regularly updated News and Calendar sections, directories of local history organisations and course providers and an on-line Bookshop, with stock at discounted prices	Link
Federation of Family History Societies	Link
Historical Directories	Link
Institute of Historical Research	Link
Kent Archaeological Society Contains old photos, memorial inscriptions from Kent churcyards, wills, contents and index pages (and some articles) from Arcaheologia Cantiana, on-line catalogues of their library and archives etc	Link
Kent County Archives online catalogue of Kent County archives including Parish Registers	Link
Medway index to local newspapers	Link
Museum of Kent Life	Link
Public Catalogue Foundation	Link
24 Hour Museum	Link