Staffordshire Place Guide - Leek and Lowe
Leek and Lowe
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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 |
| Modern Parishes |
Leek, All Saints (Compton) (from 1889); Leek, St John mission room; Leek, St Luke (from 1845); Leek, St Paul (from 1968) |
| Local Government |
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| Civil Parishes |
Leek (1894-date); Leek and Lowe [renamed Lowe in 1895] (1866-1934) |
| Hundred |
Totmonslow North |
| Poor Law Union |
Leek Poor Law Union (1836-1930) |
| District Council |
Leek Urban District (part 1894-1934; all 1934-1974) and Leek Rural District (part 1894-1974); Staffordshire Moorlands District (1974-date) |
| Parliamentary Representation |
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| Parliamentary Constituency (to 1974) |
Northern Staffordshire (1832-1867); North Staffordshire (1867-1885); Leek (1885-1974) |
| Nonconformist Churches |
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| Congregational, Presbyterian and United Reformed Churches |
Derby Street Congregational Church, later Trinity United Reformed Church |
| Methodist churches |
Ball Haye Green Wesleyan Methodist Chapel; Bethesda Methodist New Connexion Chapel; Brunswick Wesleyan Methodist Chapel; Fountain Street Primitive Methodist Chapel; Mill Street Wesleyan Methodist Chapel; Mount Pleasant Wesleyan Methodist Chapel, Leek; Newstone Wesleyan Methodist Chapel; West Street Wesleyan Methodist Chapel; |
| Society of Friends (Quakers) |
Leek Monthly and Preparative Meeting; Stafford, later Staffordshire or Stafford and Leek, Monthly Meeting |
| Other |
Leek Pentecostal Church |
| Estate Records |
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| Minor estates |
Davenport, Brindley and Brough families |
| Other organizations |
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| Businesses |
Businesses in Leek; Professional firms in Leek |
| Charities |
Charities in Leek |
| Societies and Clunbs in Leek |
Societies and clubs in Leek |