Leek
Leek is a market town and civil parish in the English county of Staffordshire. Set on the River Churnet, it is 10 miles north east of Stoke-on-Trent. It is an ancient borough and was given a royal charter in 1214. The majority of the town is at or higher than 180 metres above sea level, and it is surrounded by the countryside of the Staffordshire Moorlands, which is situated on the southern uplands of the Pennines. It is the administrative base for the Staffordshire Moorlands District Council. The town was built on the slope and crown of a hill, and it is at the foot of the Peak District National Park. The town is, consequently, referred to as the 'Gateway to the Peak District', together with being typically called the 'Queen of the Moorlands'. It has a long history of being a market town, with the right to host a weekly market and a yearly week-long fair being given by King John in 1207. Various structures dating from the Victorian period stay standing in the town, and a lot of these were developed by the architectural practice of the Sugdens, 'Sugden and Sons'. William Sugden arrived in Leek in 1849, brought over because of his work on the style of the railway stations in the Churnet Valley Railway. Noteworthy buildings feature the Congregational Church, Myatt; s Mill, Mill Street Methodist Chapel and Ragged School, and West Street School. Their impression of their styles on the town continues to be extensive. Other local attractions are the local football club, Leek Town F.C., Alton Towers adventure park, and Rudyard Lake Steam Railway near Rudyard Lake. For all your house upgrades, make sure to make use of respected specialists in Leek to make certain of quality.
