Leek Library
Leek Library is a library in Leek, Staffordshire Moorlands, England. Leek Library is situated nearby to the university Buxton & Leek College, as well as near the town hall Staffordshire Moorlands District Council.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include St Edward the Confessor’s Church, Leek and Trinity Church, Leek.
St Edward the Confessor’s Church, Leek
Church
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*. St Edward the Confessor’s Church, Leek is situated 640 feet west of Leek Library.
Trinity Church, Leek
Church
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Trinity Church, Leek is situated 650 feet south of Leek Library.
Nicholson War Memorial
Clock
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The Nicholson War Memorial in Leek, Staffordshire, England is a 1925 war memorial. It was commissioned by local manufacturer Sir Arthur Nicholson and his wife Lady Marianne, née Falkner, in memory of their son Lieutenant Basil Lee Nicholson, who was killed in action at Ypres, Belgium, in 1915, at the age of 24; and in memory of all the other local men who died fighting in World War I. Nicholson War Memorial is situated 890 feet southeast of Leek Library.
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 civil parish of Leek, in the Staffordshire Moorlands district of Staffordshire, England. It is close to the market town of Leek.
Thorncliffe
Village
Photo: Jonathan Clitheroe, CC BY-SA 2.0.
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 2 miles northeast of Leek Library.
Horton
Hamlet
Photo: Clive Woolliscroft, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Horton is a village and civil parish in the Staffordshire Moorlands district, in the county of Staffordshire, England. The population of the civil parish as taken at the 2011 census was 781. Horton is situated 2½ miles west of Leek Library.
Leek Library
- Type: Library
- Categories: building and education
- Location: Leek, Staffordshire Moorlands, Staffordshire, West Midlands, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
53.10732° or 53° 6′ 26″ northLongitude
-2.02372° or 2° 1′ 25″ westOpen location code
9C5V4X4G+WGOpenStreetMap ID
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