Church Leigh

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

Church Leigh
The Village of Church Leigh
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

External links

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