Leam, Derbyshire

Leam
Leam Farm.
Leam Location within Derbyshire
OS grid reference	SK233791
District	Derbyshire Dales
Shire county	Derbyshire
Region	East Midlands
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	HOPE VALLEY
Postcode district	S32
Dialling code	01433
Police	Derbyshire
Fire	Derbyshire
Ambulance	East Midlands
UK Parliament	Derbyshire Dales
List of places UK England Derbyshire 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]

History

The Middleton family historically resided at Leam Hall, with Marmaduke Middleton's gravestone at St Lawrence's Church, Eyam stating that he died at Leam on February 6, 1845. ^[3]

Notable people

• Sir Henry Cooper, New Zealand educator.

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.
3. Burke, John; Burke, Bernard (1845). A Genealogical and Heraldic Dictionary of the Landed Gentry of Great Britain & Ireland. Henry Colburn.