Welcome to Leigh

Leigh is a small village located in the county of Kent, England. It is situated on the outskirts of Tonbridge and is known for its picturesque countryside and historic buildings. The village has a population of around 1,500 people and is a popular destination for tourists who are looking to escape the hustle and bustle of city life.

One of the most notable landmarks in Leigh is the St. Mary's Church, which dates back to the 12th century. The church is a Grade I listed building and is known for its stunning architecture and beautiful stained glass windows. Visitors can also explore the nearby Leigh Castle, which was built in the 13th century and is now a private residence.

Leigh is also home to a number of quaint pubs and restaurants, which serve up traditional English fare and locally sourced produce. The village is surrounded by rolling hills and lush green fields, making it the perfect destination for walkers and hikers. Visitors can take a leisurely stroll along the River Medway or explore the nearby Haysden Country Park, which offers stunning views of the surrounding countryside. Overall, Leigh is a charming and peaceful village that is steeped in history and natural beauty.

Local Weather

Clear

Temp: 2.2°C

Feels Like: -1°C

Wind: 7.2 MPH

Wind Dir: NW

Local Schools

School	Details
Leigh Primary School Community School Ages:4-11 Head Teacher Mr Jenna Halfhide	The Green Leigh Tonbridge Kent TN11 8QP 01732832660 School Website
Fosse Bank School Other Independent School Ages:2-11 Head Teacher Mrs Shiralee Davies	Mountains Noble Tree Road Hildenborough Tonbridge Kent TN11 8ND 1732834212 School Website
Stocks Green Primary School Community School Ages:5-11 Head Teacher Mrs P Hipkiss	Leigh Road Hildenborough Tonbridge Kent TN11 9AE 01732832758 School Website
Sackville School Other Independent School Ages:11-18 Head Teacher Mrs Leoni Ellis	Tonbridge Road Hildenborough Tonbridge Kent TN11 9HN 1732838888 School Website
Hildenborough Church Of England Primary School Voluntary Controlled School Ages:4-11 Head Teacher Mrs Ruth Ardrey	Riding Lane Hildenborough Tonbridge Kent TN11 9HY 01732833394 School Website
The Hayesbrook School Academy Converter Ages:11-18 Head Teacher Mr Michael Crow	Brook Street Tonbridge Kent TN9 2PH 01732500600 School Website
Sussex Road Community Primary School Community School Ages:5-11 Head Teacher Miss Sarah Miles	Sussex Road Tonbridge Kent TN9 2TP 01732352367 School Website
West Kent And Ashford College Further Education Ages:16-99 Head Teacher Mr Graham Morley	Brook Street Tonbridge Kent TN9 2PW 1732853534
The Judd School Voluntary Aided School Ages:11-18 Head Teacher Mr Jonathan Wood	Brook Street Tonbridge Kent TN9 2PN 01732770880 School Website
Penshurst Church Of England Voluntary Aided Primary School Voluntary Aided School Ages:4-11 Head Teacher Miss Susan Elliott	High Street Penshurst Tonbridge Kent TN11 8BX 01892870446 School Website

Local Train Stations

Train Station
Leigh Lower Green, Leigh, Kent, TN11 8RU 0.23 Miles

Hildenborough Rings Hill, Hildenborough, Kent, TN11 8LX 1.29 Miles

Penshurst Station Hill, Penshurst, Kent, TN11 8JE 1.65 Miles

Tonbridge Barden Road, Tonbridge, Kent, TN9 1TT 2.44 Miles

High Brooms North Farm Road, High Brooms, Kent, TN2 3XE 4.25 Miles

Local Taxis

Taxi
Accent Cars 0800 955 1045 17 Meadow Bank, Tonbridge, Kent, TN11 8RA 0.20 Miles
M.R.B Taxi 07982 316177 Old Orchard Chiddingstone Causeway, Tonbridge, Kent, TN11 8LN 1.63 Miles
The Executive Choice 01732 834000 136 Tonbridge Road, Tonbridge, Kent, TN11 9HJ 1.76 Miles
Hilden Cars 01732 404404 32 Fairfield Way, Tonbridge, Kent, TN11 9EU 1.87 Miles
C R S Travel Services 07760 276735 93C London Road, Tonbridge, Kent, TN10 3AJ 2.20 Miles
Chariots Taxis 01732 350540 2 Waterloo Road, Tonbridge, Kent, TN9 2SN 2.35 Miles
Castle Cars 01732 363637 3 Skinners Terrace, Tonbridge, Kent, TN9 2SP 2.35 Miles
Castle Chauffeurs 01732 363632 3 Skinners Terrace, Tonbridge, Kent, TN9 2SP 2.35 Miles
Snc Cars Ltd 01732 356507 7 Woodlands Rd, Tonbridge, Kent, TN9 2NE 2.38 Miles
Tonbridge Taxis 01732 773300 1 Railway Approach, Tonbridge, Kent, TN9 1TS 2.45 Miles

Local Post Boxes

Post Box
Leigh Post Office No More Collections Today Weekday Last Collection:17:00 Saturday Last Collection:12:15 Priority Mailbox: Special Mailbox:
The Forstall No More Collections Today Weekday Last Collection:09:00 Saturday Last Collection:07:00
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Compasses No More Collections Today Weekday Last Collection:09:00 Saturday Last Collection:07:00
Powdermills No More Collections Today Weekday Last Collection:16:00 Saturday Last Collection:12:30
Hildenborough Station No More Collections Today Weekday Last Collection:09:00 Saturday Last Collection:07:00
Lower Haysden No More Collections Today Weekday Last Collection:16:15 Saturday Last Collection:09:00
Brookmead No More Collections Today Weekday Last Collection:09:00 Saturday Last Collection:07:00
Moorden No More Collections Today Weekday Last Collection:09:00 Saturday Last Collection:07:00
Charcott No More Collections Today Weekday Last Collection:09:00 Saturday Last Collection:07:00
Hildenborough Post Office No More Collections Today Weekday Last Collection:17:15 Saturday Last Collection:12:00 Priority Mailbox: Special Mailbox:
Redleaf No More Collections Today Weekday Last Collection:09:00 Saturday Last Collection:07:00
Meadway No More Collections Today Weekday Last Collection:09:00 Saturday Last Collection:07:00
Printstyle No More Collections Today Weekday Last Collection:16:30 Saturday Last Collection:09:00
Flying Dutchman London Road No More Collections Today Weekday Last Collection:09:00 Saturday Last Collection:07:00

Local GP Practices

GP Practice	Details
The Surgery 1732838777	High Street Leigh Tonbridge Kent TN11 8RW
Hildenborough Medical Group 01732 838777	The Hildenborough Med.Ctr Westwood, Tonbridge Road Hildenborough Kent TN11 9HL
The Surgery 1732770088	Village Hall High Street Penshurst Tonbridge Kent TN11 8BP
Tonbridge Medical Group 01732 352907	Tonbridge Medical Group 3 River Lawn Road Tonbridge Kent TN9 1EP
Maidstone Central Cluster 01732 376115	Wharf House Medway Wharf Road Tonbridge Kent TN9 1RE

Local Stores

Tonbridge - York Parade
11 York Parade
Tonbridge
Kent
TN10 3NP
01732 350318
Store Website
3.15 miles

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SPAR - Harvest - Hildenborough
London Road
Tonbridge
Kent
TN11 9ND
01732 835 400
Store Website
2.3 miles

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Local Vetinary Surgeries

Priory Lodge Vets
31 Pembury Road Tonbridge Kent TN9 2JA 01732 353668 info@plvet.co.uk Website 2.50 miles
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Pennard Vets Tonbridge
31 London Road Tonbridge TN10 3AB 01732 352004 eton@pennardvetgroup.co.uk Website 2.67 miles
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Community Pet Clinic
Jollyes Petfood Superstores Inside Jollyes Pet Store Cannon Lane Retail Park, Cannon Lane Tonbridge Kent TN9 1PN Website 2.90 miles


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Tonbridge Veterinary Surgery
9 Higham Lane Tonbridge Kent TN10 4JB 01732 355763 enquiries@meophamvets.co.uk Website 3.48 miles
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The Oaks Veterinary Practice
Wickhurst Road Weald Sevenoaks Kent TN14 6LY 07795 328758 anna@theoaksvet.co.uk Website 3.61 miles

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Dacre House Veterinary Clinic
91 Powder Mill Lane Southborough Tunbridge Wells Kent TN4 9ED 01892 546000 reception@dacrehouse.co.uk Website 3.91 miles
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Duty vet available until 8pm, thereafter out-of-hours provided by Vets Now
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Duty vet available until 8pm, thereafter out-of-hours provided by Vets Now
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Duty vet available until 8pm, thereafter out-of-hours provided by Vets Now
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Duty vet available until 8pm, thereafter out-of-hours provided by Vets Now
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Duty vet available until 8pm, thereafter out-of-hours provided by Vets Now
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Duty vet available until 5pm, thereafter out-of-hours provided by Vets Now
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Duty vet available until 8pm, thereafter out-of-hours provided by Vets Now

Local Dog Walks

Haysden Park
Huge Open And Closed Park Based Around A Lake With Lots Routes Leading Off Towards And Along The Medway River. Lots Of Dogs And Great For Socialising. Royal Oak Lower Haysden Ln Tonbridge Lancashire TN11 9BD 1.38 miles

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Penshurst Place Circular
Approx 3 Mile Medium Walk Around The Beautiful Penshurst Place, One Or More Fields With Cows/Sheep. May Be Difficult To Get Some Dogs Through V Shaped Stiles. Leicester Square Penshurst Tonbridge TN11 8BL 2.14 miles

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Dene Park
Lovely Forest Walk. Plenty A Different Paths For You To Get Lost In That All Lead Back To The Car Park. Lovely Stream For Them To Play In. Dene Park Lancashire 4.54 miles

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Toys Hill
Lovely Walk Going Through Emmetts Garden For A Coffee Toys Hill Car Park Toy'S Hill Road Lancashire 5.87 miles Follow The Red Markers

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Toys Hill
A Choice Of Three Circular Routes. The 3 Mile (Red) Involves Crossing Two Roads Otherwise Off Lead Walk. Brasted Chart Lancashire 6.04 miles

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Oldbury Hill
Beautiful National Trust Site With Many Different Walks Available. Very Steep And Hilly To Start With But Worth The Effort When You Get To The Top! Once At The Top It's Perfectly Safe For Off Lead Investigating And Away From The Road (Mines A Typical 100 Mile Per Hour Springer Spaniel) Very Friendly Dog Walkers And Only Ever Had One Nasty Encounter With Another Dog. Styants Bottom Road Lancashire 6.23 miles

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Weather Forecast

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Temp	3.7°C	3.6°C	3.1°C	3.1°C	3.4°C	5.3°C	6.9°C	7.1°C	5°C	4°C	3.6°C	3°C
Feels Like	0.9°C	1°C	0.7°C	0.8°C	1.6°C	4°C	5.7°C	4.9°C	2°C	1°C	0.5°C	-0.6°C

Thursday	00:00	02:00	04:00	06:00	08:00	10:00	12:00	14:00	16:00	18:00	20:00	22:00

	Overcast	Cloudy	Clear	Cloudy	Overcast	Sunny	Sunny	Sunny	Sunny	Clear	Clear	Clear
Temp	2.1°C	1.3°C	0.5°C	0.1°C	0°C	1.4°C	3.4°C	4.2°C	3.7°C	2.5°C	0.4°C	-1.3°C
Feels Like	-2°C	-3.2°C	-4.2°C	-4.7°C	-4.8°C	-3.1°C	-0.5°C	0.4°C	0.1°C	-0.8°C	-3.3°C	-5.5°C

Friday	00:00	02:00	04:00	06:00	08:00	10:00	12:00	14:00	16:00	18:00	20:00	22:00

	Clear	Clear	Clear	Clear	Sunny	Sunny	Sunny	Sunny	Sunny	Clear	Clear	Partly Cloudy
Temp	-1.8°C	-2.2°C	-2.8°C	-3.6°C	-3.1°C	-1.4°C	1.2°C	2.7°C	2.3°C	0.2°C	-1.4°C	-1.9°C
Feels Like	-6.1°C	-6.9°C	-7.7°C	-8.6°C	-8.5°C	-6.8°C	-3.7°C	-1.9°C	-2°C	-3.7°C	-4.9°C	-5.6°C

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