William de Leigh, member of the Leigh family of Besselsleigh
Dates: Flourishing c.1199–1247
Biography
A medieval landholder whose documented transactions included land and rights in Ackhampstead and neighbouring parts of Lewknor.
Notes / Sources
The sources do not provide a fuller personal biography.
Research sources:
- Feet of fines and related records as transcribed by Gordon Wyatt in A History of Ackhampstead; the account identifies the 1199, 1222, 1231 and 1247 transactions and connects the Leigh family with Ackhampstead. — https://www.friethhistory.org/A%20History%20of%20Frieth/090_Ackhampstead.html
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