East Leake
East Leake is a large village and civil parish in the Rushcliffe district of Nottinghamshire, England, although its closest town and postal address is Loughborough in Leicestershire.
Census data from 2021 shows that the village now has a population of 8,553. The village has always straddled the Sheepwash Brook. Kingston Brook also runs through the village. Near the centre of the village is the historic St. Mary's Church, built in the 11th century, which Sheepwash Brook flows past, and an old ford, which provided access to the pinfold. The church has six bells.
Getting around East Leake the local way
- Get inThe airport mainly supports low-cost airlines such as Jet2.com, Ryanair and tour operators like Thomson Airways which serve a range of domestic and European short-haul destinations.
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