Leigh Sinton

Leigh Sinton

Leigh Sinton - the Royal Oak pub 2008
Leigh Sinton
 Leigh Sinton shown within Worcestershire
OS grid referenceSO7850
Civil parishLeigh and Bransford
DistrictMalvern Hills
Shire countyWorcestershire
RegionWest Midlands
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post town MALVERN
Postcode district WR13
Dialling code 01886
Police West Mercia
Fire Hereford and Worcester
Ambulance West Midlands
EU Parliament West Midlands
UK ParliamentWest Worcestershire
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Coordinates: 52°09′19″N 2°19′18″W / 52.1553°N 2.3217°W / 52.1553; -2.3217

Leigh Sinton is a village in the Malvern Hills District in the county of Worcestershire, England, and one of the constituent places of the civil parish of Leigh and Bransford. The parish lies on the A4103 Worcester to Hereford road, about 5 miles out of Worcester, whilst Malvern is also about 5 miles away. It encompasses three villages - Bransford, Leigh and Leigh Sinton - and the hamlets of Brockamin, Sandlin & Smith End Green and shares a common border with the parish of Malvern. It has a village pub, a small corner shop and a Chinese takeaway.

Agriculture

Leigh Sinton is essentially a farming community currently with a focus on arable, fruit and Christmas trees.

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