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                                                                    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 490,200 shares of its common stock and to 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
April 19, 2001