Leake
Parish in North Yorkshire, England
| Coordinates: | 54.309, -1.335 |
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| OS grid ref: | SE 43 90 |
Leake is a small, typically rural parish in North Yorkshire, set among rolling arable and grazing land. The settlement is made up of a few farms and stone cottages clustered around a parish church, and it retains a quiet, agricultural character common to the region.
Locally the economy is dominated by farming, with many residents also commuting to nearby market towns; community life revolves around the village hall, church events and occasional village fetes. Its roots are historic, with centuries-old buildings and field patterns reflecting a long continuity of rural life in this part of Yorkshire.
Postcode districts covering Leake
Most populated places nearby
- Middlesbrough 18.1 miles
- Darlington 17.8 miles
- Harrogate 23.5 miles
- Stockton-on-Tees 18.1 miles
- Redcar 23.1 miles
- Billingham 20.5 miles
- Newton Aycliffe 23.3 miles
- Thornaby-on-Tees 16.1 miles
- Yarm 13.2 miles
- Guisborough 18.9 miles
- Northallerton 4.6 miles
- Ripon 14.2 miles
Neighbouring places
- Cotcliffe Parish 0.9 miles
- Borrowby Built-up area 0.9 miles
- Nether Silton Parish 1.4 miles
- Crosby Parish 1.4 miles
- Cowesby Parish 1.5 miles
- Landmoth-cum-Catto Parish 1.5 miles
- Kepwick Parish 1.6 miles
- Knayton with Brawith Parish 1.7 miles
- Knayton Built-up area 1.8 miles
- Over Silton Parish 1.9 miles
- Thornton-le-Beans Parish 2 miles
- Sowerby-under-Cotcliffe Parish 2.5 miles
Example postcodes in Leake
Transport links
- Durham Tees Valley Airport 14.4 miles
- Leeds Bradford International Airport 33.3 miles
- Northallerton Railway Station 4.6 miles
- Thirsk Junction Station 5.8 miles
Hotels near Leake Ad
- Old Oak Tree 5 4.1 miles
- The Village Inn 3 5 miles
- The Golden Fleece Hotel, Thirsk, North Yorkshire 4 5.3 miles
- The Carpenters Arms 5 4.2 miles
- The Golden Lion Hotel 2 4.5 miles
- Allerton Court Hotel 3 5.2 miles
- West Acre Lodge 4 4 miles
- The Queen Catherine Hotel 3 4.4 miles
- Host & Stay | Graham House 4.4 miles
- Host & Stay | The Cobbles 4.4 miles
Local points of interest
- Mount Grace Priory Archaeological site 5 miles
- Thirsk Racecourse Recreation 5.4 miles
- Old Byland Abbey Historic site 8.5 miles
- Newburgh Priory Country house 11 miles
- Duncombe Park Country house 11.5 miles
- Duncombe Park Estate 12 miles
- Cleveland Hills Mountains 12.6 miles
- Catterick Racecourse Recreation 13.8 miles
- Ripon Racecourse Recreation 14.4 miles
- Newby Hall Estate 15.4 miles
- The Darlington Arena Stadium 16 miles
- Jervaulx Abbey Archaeological site 16.5 miles