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roughly half a mile south of the original, as part of bigger plans to develop the
Barnfield area of Leek as a tourist attraction. The re-introduction of a railway service is being directed under the
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Brough Park lies immediately north of the town centre. There is formal landscaping, paths, a variety of trees and a lake. The park originated in 1913 when W. S. Brough, a local businessman, gave
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2012:bears the name of the town but is based in nearby
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3263:Retrieval Date: 22 August 2007.
3151:"Home Page - Leek Archery Club"
2325:Retrieval Date: 22 August 2007.
1498:Tourist attractions and leisure
1416:Inland Revenue Staff Federation
1377:(1886 in Leek – 1967) painter,
1261:new wave of British heavy metal
982:who held it at the time of the
47:needs additional citations for
2567:"Clulow, William Benton"
1961:in 1982 and in 1997 they were
1886:can also be received from the
1716:The town of Leek is served by
1298:who used to live in the town.
1214:Brindley Water Mill and Museum
1129:Scottish baronial architecture
27:Town in Staffordshire, England
1:
3275:Retrieval Date: 15 July 2021.
2834:, Retrieved 13 November 2022.
2743:The Mysterious Double Sunset,
2707:Stats at Neil Brown stat site
2172:Burnett, Tom (5 April 2019).
1838:, to the north-west of Leek.
838:Average rainfall mm (inches)
2831:Staffordshire Wildlife Trust
2471:Mixmag Interview 14 May 2012
2430:Demon discography at Discogs
2065:Leek School of Art, part of
1643:Leek with the Roaches behind
1533:The Mysterious Double Sunset
1314:was born and lives in Leek.
1031:Architecture and development
1020:Prince Charles Edward Stuart
1010:after the revocation of the
533:Arte favente nil desperandum
169:
3663:Staffs & Worcestershire
3249:Leek Town Council, Twinning
2390:(accessed 2022-05-07). See
1846:Plans are afoot to build a
1765:North Staffordshire Railway
1752:for inter-city services to
1697:Coombes Valley RSPB reserve
1669:Peak District National Park
1371:1918 / 1931 and 1935 / 1945
1022:passed through Leek on his
768:Mean daily minimum °C (°F)
698:Mean daily maximum °C (°F)
560:it was a major producer of
203:OS grid reference
134:Human settlement in England
4053:
2046:Churnet View Middle School
1818:Rudyard Lake Steam Railway
1653:Rudyard Lake Steam Railway
1039:, and a Victorian church,
954:
644:
575:Britannia Building Society
522:, either side is the Leek
518:shield. On the top is the
3327:
3251:retrieved 19 January 2019
3155:www.leekarcheryclub.co.uk
2449:. Acsessed March 26, 2021
2067:Buxton & Leek College
1893:Local radio stations are
1037:St Edward the Confessor's
988:earls Palatine of Chester
986:. Later it passed to the
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3643:Birmingham & Fazeley
2765:Telegraph online article
2476:28 December 2013 at the
2049:St Edwards Middle School
1930:, home of Leek Town F.C.
1412:Cyril Plant, Baron Plant
1224:Arts and Crafts movement
579:agricultural cooperative
4037:Staffordshire Moorlands
3388:Staffordshire Moorlands
2775:"Parks and open spaces"
2502:British Rowing, Profile
2343:Encyclopædia Britannica
2337:"Morris, William"
2309:Encyclopædia Britannica
2303:"Brindley, James"
2257:Encyclopædia Britannica
1963:Northern Premier League
1955:Northern Premier League
1793:Kingsley & Froghall
1701:Deep Hayes Country Park
1681:Staffordshire Moorlands
1318:Other notable residents
1275:and former vocalist of
1181:was dedicated in 1925.
602:Staffordshire Moorlands
497:Staffordshire Moorlands
397:Staffordshire Moorlands
243:Staffordshire Moorlands
4027:Towns in Staffordshire
3673:Wyrley & Essington
3027:. UK Free TV. May 2004
2733:retrieved 6 March 2018
2721:retrieved 6 March 2018
2709:retrieved 6 March 2018
2697:retrieved 6 March 2018
2685:retrieved 6 March 2018
2673:retrieved 6 March 2018
2661:retrieved 3 March 2018
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2528:retrieved 6 March 2018
2526:ESPN cricinfo Database
2516:retrieved 6 March 2018
2504:retrieved 6 March 2018
2492:retrieved 6 March 2018
2461:retrieved 6 March 2018
2432:retrieved 6 March 2018
2363:"Wardle, Thomas"
2276:Nicholson War Memorial
2146:British History Online
2105:"Town population 2011"
2027:Leek is twinned with:
1931:
1673:Churnet Valley Railway
1644:
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1341:(1802 in Leek – 1882)
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1179:Nicholson War Memorial
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1065:Churnet Valley Railway
972:Ælfgar, Earl of Mercia
597:
549:
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323:Postcode district
3986:Warslow and Elkstones
3871:Draycott in the Moors
3351:Boroughs or districts
3227:Official club website
2844:"Birch Gardens, Leek"
2539:retrieved 25 May 2024
2130:"Leek: Leek and Lowe"
2062:Westwood First School
1926:
1642:
1610:
1561:
1339:William Benton Clulow
1254:
1244:and former Warden of
1200:Leek was the home of
1195:
1153:
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1094:with its 130 ft
1092:Congregational Church
1081:
1024:march to Derby (1745)
992:abbey of Dieulacresse
980:William the Conqueror
595:
558:Industrial Revolution
547:
71:"Leek, Staffordshire"
3468:Newcastle-under-Lyme
3373:Newcastle-under-Lyme
3331:Staffordshire Portal
2827:"Brough Park Fields"
2815:"Brough Park Fields"
2459:James Ford, Allmusic
2091:Notes and references
1761:Leek railway station
1511:" on and around the
1242:University of Oxford
1212:is now preserved as
1100:Gothic Revival style
1082:Trinity Church, Leek
1004:Edward the Confessor
303:Sovereign state
56:improve this article
4022:Leek, Staffordshire
3816:Blore with Swinscoe
3714:Scheduled monuments
3709:Grade II* buildings
3404:(cities in italics)
3378:South Staffordshire
3339:Unitary authorities
3207:www.leekgunclub.com
3176:"LGC Facebook Page"
3074:. 22 September 2013
2787:"Brough Park, Leek"
2763:The Daily Telegraph
2731:SoccerBase Database
2671:SoccerBase Database
1967:Football Conference
1773:Churnet Valley Line
1386:Philip Brocklehurst
1345:, tutor and writer.
1343:dissenting minister
1285:Simian Mobile Disco
1204:, the 18th century
1196:Brindley Water Mill
1139:Nicholson Institute
1045:Richard Norman Shaw
908:Average rainy days
444: /
3668:Trent & Mersey
3363:East Staffordshire
3120:. Staffordshire FA
1932:
1763:was opened by the
1693:Peak Wildlife Park
1645:
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1232:Art and Socialism.
1198:
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1154:Market Place, Leek
1141:
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499:District Council.
480:, England, on the
389:UK Parliament
335:Dialling code
18:Brough Park Fields
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3876:Endon and Stanley
3732:
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3704:Grade I buildings
3421:Burton upon Trent
3402:Major settlements
3314:Ceremonial county
3047:"Moorlands Radio"
2906:on 12 August 2014
2384:Art and Socialism
1890:TV transmitter.
1868:BBC West Midlands
1554:Parks and gardens
1403:Geoffrey Wedgwood
1398:Ernest Shackleton
1394:Nimrod Expedition
1365:William Bromfield
1279:resides in Leek.
1248:grew up in Leek.
1222:, founder of the
1188:Notable residents
1073:Boots the Chemist
962:
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645:Climate data for
596:The River Churnet
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448:53.108°N 2.0234°W
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2010:Leek Rugby Union
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1953:and play in the
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1425:Biochemical
1312:Kim Barnett
1269:Jeff Janiak
1172:Dr Beeching
1160:bus station
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1667:, and the
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1481:Tom Levitt
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1375:John Platt
1281:James Ford
957:Met Office
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194:Population
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3941:Leekfrith
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3891:Forsbrook
3831:Butterton
3719:Windmills
3653:Lichfield
3612:Swarbourn
3541:See also:
3537:Wombourne
3532:Uttoxeter
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3451:Kidsgrove
3416:Burntwood
3368:Lichfield
2410:The Times
2023:Twin town
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1707:Transport
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588:Geography
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373:Ambulance
313:Post town
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3951:Longsdon
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1324:History
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