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Leigh-on-Sea

/ˌliːɒnˈsiː/

Leigh-on-Sea proper noun: a coastal town and civil parish with a town council in Southend-on-Sea borough, Essex, England (OS grid ref TQ8386).

Proper noun

Leigh-on-Sea

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

Origin of Leigh-on-Sea

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

Questions about Leigh-on-Sea

What does Leigh-on-Sea mean?
Leigh-on-Sea means a coastal town and civil parish with a town council in Southend-on-Sea borough, Essex, England (OS grid ref TQ8386).
What part of speech is Leigh-on-Sea?
Leigh-on-Sea is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Leigh-on-Sea?
Leigh-on-Sea is pronounced /ˌliːɒnˈsiː/.

Words near Leigh-on-Sea in the dictionary

  1. leigh
  2. Leigh Creek
  3. Leigh Delamere
  4. Leigh disease
  5. Leigh syndrome
  6. Leigh-on-Sea
  7. Leighfield
  8. leighs
  9. Leight
  10. Leighton
  11. Leighton and Eaton Constantine

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