Leabrooks, Derbyshire

Leabrooks
Leabrooks Cemetery. This cemetery is operated by Amber Valley District Council and stands at the end of Cemetery Road.
Leabrooks is located in Derbyshire
Leabrooks
Leabrooks
Location within Derbyshire
OS grid referenceSK415535
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townALFRETON
Postcode districtDE55
Dialling code01773
PoliceDerbyshire
FireDerbyshire
AmbulanceEast Midlands
List of places
UK
England
Derbyshire
53°04′38″N 1°22′55″W / 53.0771°N 1.3819°W / 53.0771; -1.3819

Leabrooks is a small urban locality in Derbyshire that merges with the village of Somercotes 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.

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