Leigh Woods People
There are some significant events in the creation of Leigh Woods as a community and residential area since it was established at the end of the 19th century. Some of the background of the people in Leigh Woods has been researched and published in the pages below. We thank Derek Smith and Jane Jerrard for providing some of their research documents on Leigh Woods.
Sir George Wills - Famous for the Wills Tobacco company (Part I)
Sir George Wills - Famous for the Wills Tobacco company (Part II)
Edward Burrow Hill - Victorian resident of Leigh Woods
Charlotte Pugsley and John William Blake - The Horrid Murder in Leigh Woods