Legh
Encyclopedia
Families
- Leghs of LymeLeghs of LymeThe Leghs of Lyme are a family who owned Lyme Park in Cheshire, England, from 1398 to 1946, when the house and estate were given to the National Trust. In the early days of the family there were variations of both the surname, and the usually-given forename. Variations of the surname include de...
, family who owned Lyme ParkLyme ParkLyme Park is a large estate located south of Disley, Cheshire, England. It consists of a mansion house surrounded by formal gardens, in a deer park in the Peak District National Park...
in CheshireCheshireCheshire is a ceremonial county in North West England. Cheshire's county town is the city of Chester, although its largest town is Warrington. Other major towns include Widnes, Congleton, Crewe, Ellesmere Port, Runcorn, Macclesfield, Winsford, Northwich, and Wilmslow...
, England, from 1398 to 1946, when the house and estate were given to the National Trust - Leghs of AdlingtonLeghs of AdlingtonThe Leghs of Adlington began with the first Legh of Adlington, Robert de Legh, was a descendant of Gilbert de Venables, who had come to Britain with William the Conqueror. He was a Riding-Forester of the Forest of Macclesfield, Bailiff of the Hundred of Macclesfield, “Lieutenant” to Sir Thomas de...
, Cheshire family dating back to 1315 who lived in Adlington HallAdlington HallAdlington Hall is a country house in Cheshire, England. The oldest part of the existing building, the Great Hall, was constructed between 1480 and 1505; the east wing was added in 1581. The Legh family has lived in the hall and in previous buildings on the same site since the early 14th century...
, a manor house in the Borough of Cheshire East
People
- George Anthony Legh KeckGeorge Anthony Legh KeckLt.Col. George Anthony Legh Keck was born in 1784 at Stoughton, Leicestershire and was the son of Anthony James Keck and his wife Elizabeth . George Anthony Legh Keck was a member of the Legh family that lived at Lyme Hall at Lyme Park, Cheshire. His wife Elizabeth from Atherton Hall in Atherton...
(b. 1784), English politician - Legh RichmondLegh RichmondLegh Richmond , English divine, was born on the 29th of January 1772, in Liverpool. He was educated at Trinity College, Cambridge, and in 1798 was appointed to the joint curacies of St. Mary's Church, Brading and St. John the Baptist Church, Yaverland on the Isle of Wight...
(1772–1827), English clergyman - Thomas Legh ClaughtonThomas Legh ClaughtonThomas Legh Claughton was a British academic, poet and clergyman. He was professor of poetry at Oxford University from 1852 to 1857; Bishop of Rochester; and the first Bishop of St Albans.-Biography:...
(1808–1892), English academic and clergyman - William Legh WalshWilliam L. WalshWilliam Legh Walsh, KC was a Canadian lawyer and judge. He served as the fourth Lieutenant Governor of Alberta from 1931 to 1936....
(1857–1938), Canadian lawyer - Thomas Legh (disambiguation)Thomas Legh (disambiguation)Thomas Legh may refer to:* Thomas Legh died 1545, English ambassador to Denmark and a jurist involved in Henry VIII's Dissolution of the Monasteries* Thomas Legh , MP for Liverpool, 1685–1689...