Leigh-on-sea
Leigh-on-Sea is a civil parish in Essex. It is a district of Southend-on-Sea, with its own town council, and is at present the only civil parish within the district. The town is set on the northern side of the Thames estuary, being only a few miles from the open waters of the North Sea and from the Kent coast. Featuring on the town's coastal area is a nature reserve at Two Tree Island and a centrally situated beach close to Bell Wharf. Leigh's foreshore is primarily viewed as being an area with significant mud flats and creeks when the water is at low tide. Between the 1870s and the 1920s, Broadway, previously a residential street, was changed into a commercial parade of shopfronts. In the 1930s, London Road and Leigh Road equally became identified as commercial streets, holding outlets, workshops, industrial facilities, and leisure venues. Due to the supremacy of 24 hour supermarkets and online shopping from the 1990s, many of the town's independent small business went through redevelopment, with bars, cafés, restaurants, galleries and gift stores substituting most of the traditional shops. Continuing urban regeneration continues to draw in new citizens to the town, in addition to aiming to accommodate for the rise in Southend's increased population. With a population of over 20000, Leigh was classed by Rightmove's 2016 Happy at Home Index as the happiest area to live in Great Britain, with attention being drawn to the strong community spirit, a sense of belonging, and great access to sports and arts activities. A variety of local events are well established, such as the Leigh Regatta, happening over one September weekend, the Leigh Folk Festival and the Leigh Art Trail. For all of your home upgrades, make sure to make use of respected specialists in Leigh-on-Sea to make certain of quality.