Leabrooks, Derbyshire

Leabrooks
Leabrooks
	Leabrooks Cemetery. This cemetery is operated by Amber Valley District Council and stands at the end of Cemetery Road.
	Leabrooks Location within Derbyshire
OS grid reference	SK415535
District	Amber Valley;
Shire county	Derbyshire;
Region	East Midlands;
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	ALFRETON
Postcode district	DE55
Dialling code	01773
Police	Derbyshire
Fire	Derbyshire
Ambulance	East Midlands
	List of places UK England Derbyshire 53°04′38″N 1°22′55″W / 53.0771°N 1.3819°W

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

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

External links

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[1] Johnson, Reginald, 1968. 'A History of Alfreton'

[2] "Parker Knoll Upholstery Ltd". Retrieved 29 May 2014.

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