Leek is located in the county of Staffordshire, West Midlands, six miles east of the town of Biddulph, nine miles north-east of the major city of Stoke-on-Trent, 123 miles north-east of Cardiff, and 136 miles north-west of London. Leek lies five miles east of the Cheshire border. Leek falls within the district council of Staffordshire Moorlands, under the county council of Staffordshire. It is in the ST13 postcode district. The post town for Leek is Leek.
Leek is in the ceremonial county of Staffordshire, the historic county of Staffordshire, and the administrative county of Staffordshire.
Ceremonial County | Staffordshire |
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Historic County | Staffordshire |
Administrative County | Staffordshire |
Leek is situated towards the northernmost extremity of Staffordshire, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of Staffordshire.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Leek is ST13 6JL.
Leek is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the ST13 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the ST13 postcode district.
The post town for Leek is Leek. Leek is in the ST13 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Leek.
The centre of Leek is located at position 53.10569° latitude and -2.02144° longitude.
Latitude | 53.10569° |
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Longitude | -2.02144° |
The centre of Leek is located at the grid reference easting 398662 and northing 356499 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 398662 |
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Northing | 356499 |
Position of Leek relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Leek to the centre of the town.
Position of Leek relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Leek to the centre of the city.