Church Leigh

Church Leigh

Coordinates: 52°55′12″N 1°57′57″W / 52.919978°N 1.965834°W / 52.919978; -1.965834

Church Leigh
All Saints church and Church Leigh village.jpg
The Village of Church Leigh
Church Leigh is located in Staffordshire
Church Leigh

 Church Leigh shown within Staffordshire
Population 906 
OS grid reference SK020350
    - London 148 mi (238 km)  
Parish Leigh CP
District East Staffordshire
Shire county Staffordshire
Region West Midlands
Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town STOKE-ON-TRENT
Postcode district ST10
Dialling code 01889
Police Staffordshire
Fire Staffordshire
Ambulance West Midlands
EU Parliament West Midlands
UK Parliament Burton
List of places: UK • England • Staffordshire

Church Leigh is a village within the civil parish of Leigh in the English county of Staffordshire, England[1]. The village is 6.2 miles west north west of the town of Uttoxeter, 14.3 miles north east of Stafford and 148 miles north west of London. The village lies 0.8 miles south of the A50 that links Warrington to Leicester[2]. The nearest railway station is at Uttoxeter for the Crewe to Derby line. The nearest airport is East Midlands Airport.

History

Church Leigh has an entry in the Domesday Book of 1085[3]. In the great book Church Leigh (Only as Leigh) is recorded by the name Lege

References

  1. ^ OS Explorer Map 259, Derby, Ashbourne & Cheadle. ISBN 0-319-21895-3
  2. ^ A to Z East Midlands Road Map, ISBN 1-84348-283-5
  3. ^ The Domesday Book, Englands Heritage, Then and Now, Editor: Thomas Hinde, Shropshire, Leigh, page 248, ISBN 1858334403

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