Leam, Derbyshire

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Leam Farm near Hazelford, near to Hathersage, Derbyshire (578971 36122937-by-Roger-Temple).jpg
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Leam
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OS grid reference SK233791
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Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town HOPE VALLEY
Postcode district S32
Dialling code 01433
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53°18′32″N1°39′04″W / 53.309°N 1.651°W / 53.309; -1.651

Leam, or historically Leam Farm, is a hamlet in the English county of Derbyshire. [1] There are a number of buildings, which once formed a single estate. Leam is due south of Hathersage, close to Grindleford. [2]

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References

  1. Aveline, William Talbot (1869). The Geology of Parts of Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire: (quarter Sheet No. 82 S.E.). H.M. Stationery Office.
  2. Rhodes, Ebenezer (1824). Peak scenery; or, Excursions in Derbyshire.