Leabrooks, Derbyshire

Leabrooks

Leabrooks Cemetery. This cemetery is operated by Amber Valley District Council and stands at the end of Cemetery Road.
DistrictAmber Valley
Shire countyDerbyshire
RegionEast Midlands
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post town ALFRETON
Postcode district DE55
Dialling code 01773
Police Derbyshire
Fire Derbyshire
Ambulance East Midlands
EU Parliament East Midlands
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Leabrooks is a small urban locality in Derbyshire that merges with the village of Somercotes (where the population is included) and the locality of Greenhill Lane. It is named after a stream, the Lee Brook, which formerly ran through it after rising on an area known as The Lees (off Sleetmoor Lane, originally known as Lee Moor Lane).[1] It has a number of shops and businesses, a pub, a park and a cemetery.

Sofa Brands International, best known for the Parker Knoll range, is a principal employer in the area having acquired the Leabrooks Upholstery company.[2]

References

  1. Johnson, Reginald, 1968. 'A History of Alfreton'
  2. "Parker Knoll Upholstery Ltd". Retrieved 29 May 2014.

External links

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Coordinates: 53°04′39″N 1°22′27″W / 53.0776°N 1.3742°W / 53.0776; -1.3742


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