Leek Through Time

Leek is the principal town of the Staffordshire Moorlands and the most important centre on the south western edge of the Peak District. It stands on a hill in a large bend in the River Churnet and is locally known as ''The Queen of the Moorlands''. The town was mentioned in the Domesday Book as ''Lec'' but there was certainly a settlement here well before that because the churchyard contains two c...