Leigh-on-sea

//ˌliːɒnˈsiː// name

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Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A coastal town and civil parish with a town council in Southend-on-Sea borough, Essex, England (OS grid ref TQ8386).

Etymology

*Recorded as Legra in 1086 (DB), and Legha in 1226.

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