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West Leake
Coordinates: 52°49′59″N 1°13′13″W / 52.83311°N Fire Nottinghamshire
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West Leake ( /ˌwɛst ˈliːk/) is a small village and civil
parish in the Rushcliffe district of Nottinghamshire. It is
on the Kingston Brook, between the larger village of East
Leake to the east and Kingston to the west; the parish of
Sutton Bonington lies to the south. The parish church is
St. Helena’s Church, West Leake.[1]
As a small village West Leake has a parish meeting
rather than a parish council. Its population has declined
from an 1853 estimate of 190[2] when the village was
owned by Lord Middleton to around 110[3] in 2007.
Main Street The origin of Leake appears to be Laeke (Old Norse -
brook or stream), and is consistent with West Leake’s po-
sition in the heart of the Danelaw.
One of the earliest mentions of West Leake is in the
Domesday book recorded as ’Leche’, the name comes
from the Anglo-Saxon word meaning water-meadow,
since the village lies on the Kingston Brook, a tributary of
the River Soar. In the Domesday Book it is listed amongst
the lands given to Henry de Ferrers[4] by the King. The
land required 21 ploughs in total, there was a mill and a
church and it was valued at seven pounds.
A dew pond is situated on the hill above the village
towards West Leake hills.
West Leake
West Leake shown within Nottinghamshire
Population 110
Civil parish West Leake
District Rushcliffe
Shire county Nottinghamshire
Region East Midlands Dew pond.
Country England 52°50′11″N 1°12′57″W / 52.836462°N 1.215963°W / 52.836462;
Sovereign state United Kingdom -1.215963
Post town LOUGHBOROUGH
Postcode district LE12
Dialling code 01509
Police Nottinghamshire
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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia West Leake
References [4] Domesday Book: A Complete Transliteration. London:
Penguin, 2003. p.779 ISBN 0-14-143994-7
[1] Southwell and Nottingham Church History Project
St Helena West Leake
[2] GENUKI: West Leake
External links
[3] West Leake Conservation Area - Rushcliffe Borough Media related to West Leake at Wikimedia Commons
Council
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