Leek, Staffordshire Poor Law Union

History
The union of Leek comprises 19 parishes or places, and contains a population of 21,307. The Union Workhouse was an large, brick building half a mile from Leek, built in 1838, with room for more than 250 people.


 * The Workhouse - brief history
 * Leek Workhouse

Parishes in the Union

Brown Edge, Staffordshire Butterton (near Leek), Staffordshire Endon, Staffordshire Horton, Staffordshire Leek, Staffordshire Leek St Luke, Staffordshire Longnor, Staffordshire Meerbrook, Staffordshire Norton le Moors, Staffordshire Onecote, Staffordshire Quarnford, Staffordshire Rushton, Staffordshire Sheen, Staffordshire Warslow, Staffordshire