In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Leake like this:
LEAKE, a sub-district in Loughborough district; containing two parishes in Leicestershire, and eleven, including East Leake and West Leake, in Notts. Acres, 25, 150. Pop., 6, 627. Houses, 1, 529.
Leake through time
Leake is now part of Rushcliffe district. Click here for graphs and data of how Rushcliffe has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Leake itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Leake, in Rushcliffe and Nottinghamshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/21239
Date accessed: 27th April 2024
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