Leghs of Adlington
| Leghs of Adlington | |
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| Language(s) | English |
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| Region of origin | North West England |
| Other names | |
| Variant(s) | Lee, Legh, Leigh |
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Leigh of West Hall, High Legh; Legh of Lyme; Barons Leigh; Barons Newton |
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| Footnotes: Burke's Peerage & Baronetage and Burke's Landed Gentry | |
The Leghs of Adlington were established by Robert de Leigh who inherited the lordship of the manor of Adlington from his mother Elena de Corona (née de Baguley). His father, John de Leigh, who was lord of the manor of Over Knutsford and seated at Norbury Booths, descended in the male line from the Counts of Blois via Sir Gilbert de Venables, who arrived in England with William the Conqueror.
Robert de Leigh, lieutenant to Sir Thomas de Ferrers “Lieutenant of the Prince’s Bachelor”, was a Riding-Forester of the Forest of Macclesfield, Bailiff of the Hundred of Macclesfield and a Justice in Eyre for Cheshire.
Robert de Legh, the second in succession, was one of the Black Prince's Esquires. Sir Robert Legh the third in succession was knighted during the reign of Richard II. He was twice Sheriff of Cheshire. He fought at the Battle of Shrewsbury in 1403 against Henry IV. Robert Legh the fourth in succession was preparing to take part in the Battle of Agincourt but died of pestilence ten days before the battle.
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