Leek is a market town and civil parish in the Staffordshire Moorlands District of Staffordshire, England. The town lies on the River Churnet, 10 miles (16 km) north east of Stoke-on-Trent. In 2021, it had a population of 19,385.
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Leek is an ancient borough and was granted its royal charter in 1214. It is the administrative centre for the Staffordshire Moorlands District Council. King John granted Ranulf de Blondeville, 6th Earl of Chester, the right to hold a weekly Wednesday market and an annual seven-day fair in Leek in 1207.
Leek's coat of arms is a saltire shield. On the top is the Stafford knot, either side is the Leek double sunset and below a gold garb. The crest is a mural crown with three mulberry leaves on a mount of heather on top of which a moorcock is resting his claw on a small-weave shuttle. The motto Arte favente nil desperandum translates to: "Our skill assisting us, we have no cause for despair."
From the Wikipedia article Leek, Staffordshire, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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Towns around Leek
- Biddulph10 km W
- Congleton14 km NW
- Kidsgrove15 km W
- Longton15 km SW
- Stoke-on-Trent16 km SW
- Newcastle under Lyme18 km SW
- Buxton19 km NE
- Macclesfield19 km N
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