Exhibit 23.1

               CONSENT OF ERNST & YOUNG LLP, INDEPENDENT AUDITORS

We  consent to the  reference  to our firm under the  caption  "Experts"  in the
Registration  Statement (Form S-4) and related Prospectus of WesBanco,  Inc. for
the   registration  of  3,442,641   shares  of  its  common  stock  and  to  the
incorporation  by reference  therein of our report dated February 22, 2001, with
respect to the consolidated  financial statements of WesBanco,  Inc. included in
its Annual Report (Form 10-K) for the year ended  December 31, 2000,  filed with
the Securities and Exchange Commission.

                                       /s/ Ernst & Young LLP

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
December 6, 2001