Leake, North Yorkshire
Coordinates: 54°18′34″N 1°20′08″W / 54.309320°N 1.335437°W
Leake is a hamlet and civil parish in the Hambleton district of North Yorkshire, England, about six miles north of Thirsk. The population of the parish was estimated at 10 in 2010.[1] With the population in 2011 being less than 100 information is contained in the civil parish of Borrowby, Hambleton.

Leake Hall is a grade II* listed house which dates from the 17th century. Originally built in 3 storeys to an H-shaped floor plan it now has a T-shaped layout with a 6-bay frontage. It is now a farmhouse.

The grade I listed Church of St Mary dates from Norman times. The Norman tower has a Saxon cross built into it. The bench ends for the choir stalls in the chancel were rescued from Bridlington Priory at the Dissolution.[2]
References
- ↑ "Population Estimates". North Yorkshire County Council. 2010. Retrieved 27 June 2013.
- ↑ "St. Mary the Virgin, Leake, North Yorkshire". Retrieved 9 December 2013.
External links
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