Place:East Leake, Nottinghamshire, England

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NameEast Leake
TypeParish (ancient), Civil parish
Coordinates52.817°N 1.167°W
Located inNottinghamshire, England
See alsoRushcliffe Wapentake, Nottinghamshire, EnglandWapentake in which the place was located
Leake Rural, Nottinghamshire, Englandrural district 1894-1935
Basford Rural, Nottinghamshire, Englandrural district 1935-1974
Rushcliffe District, Nottinghamshire, Englanddistrict municipality covering the area since 1974
source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
source: Family History Library Catalog


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East Leake is a large village and civil parish in the Rushcliffe district of Nottinghamshire, England, although its closest town and postal address is Loughborough in Leicestershire. It has a population of around 7,000, measured in the 2011 Census as 6,337. The original village was located on the Sheepwash Brook. Kingston Brook also runs through the village. Near the centre of the village is the historic St. Mary's Church, dating back to the 11th century, which Sheepwash Brook flows past, and an old ford, which provided access to the pinfold. The church has six bells.

The Treaty of Leake was signed in 1318 by King Edward II and his baronial opponents.

British Gypsum, a plasterboard manufacturer, has its headquarters in the village. The manufacturing of plasterboard began in this area in about 1880.

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