| Leekfrith | |
|---|---|
 St Matthew's Church, Meerbrook | |
  Leekfrith Location within Staffordshire | |
| Population | 363 (2011 census) |
| Civil parish |
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| District | |
| Shire county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Leekfrith is a civil parish in the Staffordshire Moorlands, in Staffordshire, England, north of the town of Leek. The population of the civil parish at the 2011 census was 363.[1]
It is an area between the River Churnet which is near Leek, and the River Dane (the boundary with Cheshire) and its tributary Black Brook. The civil parishes of Heaton and Tittesworth are to the west and east.
The civil parish includes the village of Meerbrook, the Roaches (a rocky ridge in the north-east) and most of Tittesworth Reservoir. A chasm known as Lud's Church is near the River Dane. A hill named Gun is at the western boundary, and the village of Upper Hulme is near the eastern boundary.[2]
The ground is of boulder clay, and the underlying rock is millstone grit. The soil is loam and clay. The land is used mostly as pasture.
- ^ "Civil Parish population 2011". Retrieved 1 December 2015.
- ^ "Leekfrith Neighbourhood Plan Consultation Document" (PDF). Leekfrith Parish Council. 18 January 2018. p. 4. Retrieved 11 April 2020.