What is Leek, Staffordshire?
{{Infobox UK place | official_name = Leek | country = England | region = West Midlands | static_image_name = Leek_3.JPG | static_image_caption = Market Place, Leek | static_image_alt = Tamworth Castle | population = 20,768 | population_ref = {{small|(2011 census)}} | os_grid_reference = SJ984565 | map_alt = A map of the county of Staffordshire, with a red dot showing the position of Leek | coordinates = {{coord|53.11|-2.02|display=inline,title}} | label_position = right | post_town = LEEK | postcode_area = ST | postcode_district = ST13 | dial_code = 01538 | civil_parish = Leek | constituency_westminster = [[Staffordshire Moorlands (UK Parliament constituency)|Staffordshire Moorlands]] | london_distance = | unitary_england = [[Staffordshire Moorlands]] | lieutenancy_england = [[Staffordshire]] }} '''Leek''' is a [[market town]] and [[civil parish]] in [[Staffordshire]], [[England]]. It is around 10 miles (16 km) north east of the city of [[Stoke-on-Trent]]. It is near to the border with [[Cheshire]]. Leek is an ancient borough. It was granted its royal charter in the year [[1214]]. The town is the administrative centre of the [[Staffordshire Moorlands]] district in the north of the county. The town is at a high altitude. Most of the town is at or above 600 feet (180 [[metres|m]]). For hundreds of years, Leek had a big [[cattle market]]. It was a large centre of local farming. Leek has a lot of remaining old [[architecture]]. Many [[Victorian era|Victorian]] buildings still stand around the town. ==Gallery== <gallery> File:Brindley_Mill.JPG|Brindley Water Mill File:Leek_commercial_half_penny_token_of_1793,_Staffordshire.jpg|1793 Leek commercial token half-penny File:A_view_of_Leek,_with_the_Roaches_behind.jpg|Leek with the Roaches behind File:LeekInAction.jpg|Harrison Park, home of [[Leek Town F.C.]] </gallery> [[Category:Towns in Staffordshire]] [[Category:Market towns in England]] [[Category:Civil parishes in Staffordshire]]