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In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Leekfrith like this:
LEEK-FRITH, a township and a sub-district in Leek parish and district, Stafford. The township includes part of Leek town; extends thence to the N; contains a considerable village of its own name; and contains also the church of Meerbrook. Real property, £7, 360. Pop., 763. Houses, 150.—The sub-district contains also three other townships. Pop., 1, 790. Houses, 362.
Leekfrith is now part of STAFFORDSHIRE MOORLANDS District. Click here for graphs and data of how STAFFORDSHIRE MOORLANDS has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Leekfrith itself, go to Statistics.
How to reference this page:
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Leekfrith, in Staffordshire Moorlands and Staffordshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/8389
Date accessed: 08th April 2026
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