Staffordshire Place Guide - Leek
Leek (Ancient Parish)
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| Location |
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| OS County Series 6 inches to 1 mile sheets |
8NW, 8SW |
| OS National Grid 6 inches to 1 mile sheet |
SJ95NE |
| OS National Grid reference |
SJ985565 |
| Church of England |
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| Ancient Parish |
Leek, St Edward the Confessor |
| Ancient Chapelries |
Cheddleton, St Edward the Confessor; Endon, St Luke; Horton, St Michael and All Angels; Ipstones, St Leonard; Onecote, St Luke; Rushton Spencer, St Lawrence |
| Modern Parishes |
Bradnop; Leek, All Saints (Compton) (from 1889); Leek, St John mission room; Leek, St Luke (from 1845); Leek, St Paul (from 1968); Longsdon, St Chad (from 1905); Meerbrook, St Matthew (from 1724) |
| Local Government |
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| Civil Parishes |
Bradnop and Cawdry (1866-date); Cheddleton (to date); Consall (1866-date); Endon, Longsdon and Stanley (1866-1894); Endon and Stanley (1894-date); Heaton (1866-date); Horton (to date); Ipstones (to date); Leek (1894-date); Leek and Lowe [renamed Lowe in 1895] (1866-1934); Leekfrith (1866-date); Longsdon (1894-date); Onecote (1866-date); Rudyard (1866-1934); Rushton James (1866-1934); Rushton Spencer (1866-1934); Rushton (1934-date); Tittesworth (1866-date) |
| Hundred |
Totmonslow North |
| Poor Law Union (a) |
Chapelries of Cheddleton and Ipstones : Cheadle Poor Law Union (1836-1930) |
| Poor Law Union (b) |
Remainder of parish : Leek Poor Law Union (1836-1930) |
| District Council (a) |
Chapelries of Cheddleton and Ipstones : Cheadle Rural District (1894-1974); Staffordshire Moorlands District (1974-date) |
| District Council (b) |
Remainder of parish : Leek Urban District (part) and Leek Rural District (part) (1894-1974); Staffordshire Moorlands District (1974-date) |
| Parliamentary Representation |
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| Parliamentary Constituency (to 1974) (a) |
Chapelries of Cheddleton and Ipstones : Northern Staffordshire (1832-1867); North Staffordshire (1867-1885); Leek (1885-1918) Stone (1918-1948); Leek (1948-1974) |
| Parliamentary Constituency (to 1974) (b) |
Remainder of parish : Northern Staffordshire (1832-1867); North Staffordshire (1867-1885); Leek (1885-1974) |
| Notes |
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| Note 1 |
For further information about the chapelries or townships of Bradnop and Cawdry; *Cheddleton; Consall; *Endon, Longsdon and Stanley; *Horton; *Ipstones; Leek and Lowe; Leekfrith; *Onecote; Rudyard; Rushton James; *Rushton Spencer; Tittesworth please see their respective entries in this gazetteer. Chapelries have asterisks by their names. |