Leek is a market town and civil parish in the English county of Staffordshire. Positioned on the River Churnet, it is 10 miles north east of Stoke-on-Trent. It is an ancient borough and was approved a royal charter in 1214. The majority of the town is at or higher than 180 metres above sea level, and it is encompassed 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 developed on the slope and crown of a hill, and it is at the foot of the Peak District National Park. The town is, as a result, referred to as the 'Gateway to the Peak District', along with being typically called the 'Queen of the Moorlands'. It has a long background of being a market town, with the right to host a weekly market and an annual week-long fair being approved by King John in 1207. Several buildings dating from the Victorian period stay standing in the town, and a number of these were designed by the architectural practice of the Sugdens, 'Sugden and Sons'. William Sugden arrived in Leek in 1849, brought over as a result of his work on the style of the train stations in the Churnet Valley Railway. Distinctive buildings include the Congregational Church, Myatt; s Mill, Mill Street Methodist Chapel and Ragged School, and West Street School. Their impact of their designs on the town continues to be profound. Other local attractions are the local football club, Leek Town F.C., Alton Towers theme park, and Rudyard Lake Steam Railway near Rudyard Lake. For all of your house upgrades, make sure to make use of credible professionals in Leek to make certain of quality.
