In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Leith Hill like this:
LEITH-HILL, an eminence in Wotton parish, Surrey; 4 miles SW by S of Dorking, and 4 N of the boundary with Sussex. It has picturesque skirts; rises to an altitude of 993 feet above sea-level; commands a magnificent view, as far as to Essex, Oxfordshire, and Hants; and is crowned by a tower which serves as a landmark to mariners. ...
The tower was built in 1766, as a prospect-house, by Richard Hull, Esq., of Leith-Hill Place; was used as Mr. Hull's tomb, at his death in 1772; and was afterwards repaired and heightened by W. P. Perrin, Esq.; but the entrance to it has long been walled up. Coins of Henry VIII., Edward VI., and Elizabeth were found in an earthen jar, on the S side of the tower, in 1837. LeithHill Place stands at the S skirt of the hill, and is now the seat of J. Labouchere, Esq.
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Leith Hill through time
Leith Hill is now part of Mole Valley district. Click here for graphs and data of how Mole Valley has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Leith Hill itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Leith Hill, in Mole Valley and Surrey | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/24190
Date accessed: 25th April 2024
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