St Edward the Confessor’s Church, Leek
St Edward the Confessor's Church is an active Anglican church in Leek, Staffordshire, England. The building, which dates back to the 13th century, is listed Grade II*.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Church
- Denomination: Anglican
- Description: church in Leek, Staffordshire, England, UK
- Also known as: “Parish Church of St Edward the Confessor”, “Saint Edward the Confessor”, and “St Edward the Confessor’s Church, Leek, Staffordshire”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Trinity Church, Leek and Church of St Mary.
Trinity Church, Leek
Church
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Trinity Church, Leek is situated 700 feet southeast of St Edward the Confessor’s Church, Leek.
Church of St Mary
Church
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Church of St Mary is situated 1,300 feet south of St Edward the Confessor’s Church, Leek.
Brindley Water Mill
Museum
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The Brindley Water Mill is a water mill in the town of Leek, Staffordshire, England, built in 1752 by James Brindley. It was restored to working order in the 1970s, and is now a museum. It is a Scheduled Monument and a Grade II Listed Building. Brindley Water Mill is situated 2,200 feet northwest of St Edward the Confessor’s Church, Leek.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Abbey Green and Thorncliffe.
Abbey Green
Hamlet
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Abbey Green is a small village in the Staffordshire Moorlands district of Staffordshire, England. It is close to the market town of Leek.
Thorncliffe
Village
Thorncliffe is a small village in Staffordshire, England, straddling the Staffordshire Moorlands and Peak District National Park. By 1600 the name Thorncliffe had replaced the settlement's earlier name, Thorntileg, meaning "clearing in thorn trees". Thorncliffe is situated 2½ miles northeast of St Edward the Confessor’s Church, Leek.
Horton
Hamlet
Photo: Clive Woolliscroft, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Horton is a village and civil parish in the English county of Staffordshire. The population of the civil parish as taken at the 2011 census was 781. It is situated about 3 miles W of Leek. Horton is situated 2½ miles west of St Edward the Confessor’s Church, Leek.
St Edward the Confessor’s Church, Leek
- Categories: building, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Leek, Staffordshire Moorlands, Staffordshire, West Midlands, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
53.10687° or 53° 6′ 25″ northLongitude
-2.02656° or 2° 1′ 36″ westOpen location code
9C5V4X4F+P9OpenStreetMap ID
way 238916624OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=churchOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=anglicanWikidata ID
Q17531786
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