- High Legh
infobox UK place
official_name= High Legh
latitude= 53.352
longitude= -2.451
population = 1,632
civil_parish=High Legh
shire_district= Macclesfield
shire_county=Cheshire
region= North West England
country = England
constituency_westminster= Tatton
post_town= KNUTSFORD
postcode_area= WA
postcode_district= WA16
dial_code= 01925
os_grid_reference= SJ700840High Legh is a village and
civil parish in the Borough of Macclesfield,Cheshire ,England . It lies six miles north west ofKnutsford , seven miles east ofWarrington and seventeen miles south west ofManchester City Centre .According to the 2001 census, the population of the entire civil parish was 1,632. [http://neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadTableView.do?a=3&b=792634&c=High+Legh&d=16&e=15&g=428883&i=1001x1003x1004&m=0&enc=1&dsFamilyId=779 2001 census population figures] Accessed 14 May 2007.]
Unusually this village was home to two ancient landed gentry families for generations, namely:
Leigh of West Hall andCornwall-Legh of East Hall . Both halls have now been demolished, but both families are still represented today, the head of the West Hall family beingEdward Leigh , MP and that of the East Hall family Richard, 6thBaron Grey of Codnor . A member of one of the cadet branches of theLeigh of West Hall family, was created abaronet in 1773, becomingSir Egerton Leigh , but this title is now dormant. In a mainly agricultural area, its proximity toManchester and the area now known asGold Trafford , has made it nowadays a most desirable residential area. High Legh is the site of an earlyMethodist chapel in Northwood Lane, with Wesleyan connections. TheC of E parish church of St John was formerly the domestic chapel of the West Hall.In the early 19th centuryRobert Moffat was employed on the West Hall estate as a gardener, but in 1814 he joined theLondon Missionary Society and moved to Plantation Farm inDukinfield . In 1816 was sent toSouth Africa to pioneer missionary work.The village now has several sporting facilities including High Legh Cricket Club [ [http://www.highleghcricket.co.uk High Legh Cricket Club.] Official Website. Retrieval Date:January 17 ,2008 .] which plays at Arley Hall the home of theViscount Ashbrook , golf at High Legh Park Country Club [ [http://www.highleghpark.com High Legh Park Country Club.] Official Website. Retrieval Date:January 17 ,2008 .] on land formerly part of the West Hall estate and High Legh Tennis Club. [ [http://www.highleghtennis.co.uk High Legh Tennis Club.] Official Website. Retrieval Date:January 27 ,2008 .]Notes
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