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| {{Distinguish|Lecce}} | {{Distinguish|Lecce}} | ||
| {{about|the village|people|Leece (surname)|the museum in Peel, Isle of Man|Leece Museum}} | |||
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| ⚫ | |static_image_caption= Moss House | ||
| ⚫ | | static_image_name = Moss House - geograph.org.uk - 210578.jpg | ||
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| ⚫ | | static_image_caption = Moss House | ||
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| ⚫ | | official_name = Leece | ||
| | os_grid_reference= SD242693 | |||
| ⚫ | | country = England | ||
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| | region = North West England | |||
| | os_grid_reference = SD242693 | |||
| ⚫ | | coordinates = {{coord|54.114|-3.159|display=inline,title}} | ||
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| | post_town = ULVERSTON | |||
| | postcode_area = LA | |||
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| ⚫ | | postcode_district = LA12<!--<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.postcode-info.co.uk/leece-info-63806.html|title= Information on Leece|accessdate=2007-05-22 |publisher= postcode-info.co.uk}}</ref>--> | ||
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| | dial_code = 01229 | |||
| ⚫ | | constituency_westminster = ] | ||
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| ⚫ | | civil_parish = ] | ||
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| | unitary_england = ] | |||
| ⚫ | | shire_county = ] | ||
| | pushpin_map = United Kingdom South Lakeland | |||
| | pushpin_map_caption = Location in South Lakeland | |||
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| '''Leece''' is a village on the ] peninsula in ], England, between the towns of ] and ].<ref name="Telling Lives"/> | '''Leece''' is a village on the ] peninsula in ], England, between the towns of ] and ].<ref name="Telling Lives"/> | ||
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| ==Amenities== | ==Amenities== | ||
| The village<ref name="Telling Lives">{{cite web |url= http://www.bbc.co.uk/cumbria/content/articles/2005/05/10/telling_lives_alison_bolt_the_end.shtml|title= The End|accessdate=2007-03-03 |last= Bolt|first= Alison|date= 2006-04-25|publisher= ]}}</ref><ref name="Photographic Memories">{{cite book |last= Swain|first= Robert|title= Furness and Cartmel Peninsulas Photographic Memories|accessdate= 2007-03-19|publisher= ]|isbn= 1-85937-816-1|url=http://www.francisfrith.com/search/england/cumbria/leece/leece.htm}}.</ref> is built around a ] and a ],<ref name="Photographic Memories"/> and Henry Armer & Son, a ] established in 1914 that has since become an agricultural engineering business.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.henryarmer.co.uk/index.htm|title= Henry Armer and Son|publisher= Henry Armer & Son|accessdate=2007-03-03 }}</ref> | The village<ref name="Telling Lives">{{cite web |url= http://www.bbc.co.uk/cumbria/content/articles/2005/05/10/telling_lives_alison_bolt_the_end.shtml|title= The End|accessdate=2007-03-03 |last= Bolt|first= Alison|date= 2006-04-25|publisher= ]}}</ref><ref name="Photographic Memories">{{cite book |last= Swain|first= Robert|title= Furness and Cartmel Peninsulas Photographic Memories|accessdate= 2007-03-19|publisher= ]|isbn= 1-85937-816-1|url=http://www.francisfrith.com/search/england/cumbria/leece/leece.htm}}.</ref> is built around a ] and a ],<ref name="Photographic Memories"/> and Henry Armer & Son, a ] established in 1914 that has since become an agricultural engineering business.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.henryarmer.co.uk/index.htm|title= Henry Armer and Son|publisher= Henry Armer & Son|accessdate=2007-03-03 }}</ref> | ||
| For ] purposes, Leece belongs to Aldingham Parish Council.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://aldingham.org.uk/|title=Aldingham Parish Council}}</ref> | |||
| ==History== | ==History== | ||
| ] part of ], the name Leece is probably from the ] ''leah'', which means 'woodland clearing', and the plural of which is ''Leas''. It was recorded in the ] as ''Lies'', in the ] held by ].<ref></ref> It appears later in 1269 as ''Lees''.<ref>{{cite book |last= Mills|first= David|title= The Place Names of Lancashire|year= 1976|publisher= B. T Batsford|isbn= 0-7134-3248-9}}</ref> | ] part of ], the name Leece is probably from the ] ''leah'', which means 'woodland clearing', and the plural of which is ''Leas''. It was recorded in the ] as ''Lies'', in the ] held by ].<ref></ref> It appears later in 1269 as ''Lees''.<ref>{{cite book |last= Mills|first= David|title= The Place Names of Lancashire|year= 1976|publisher= B. T Batsford|isbn= 0-7134-3248-9}}</ref> | ||
| Leece used to contain the |
Leece used to contain the ]. It was founded in 1881, but closed in 1912. The building, which was taken down in the late 1920s, can still be seen on some photographs from the period. The church did not have a cemetery.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/LAN/Aldingham/LeeceUnitedMethodistFreeChurch.shtml | ||
| |title= United Methodist Free Church, Leece|accessdate=2007-05-22 |last= Stringer|first= Phil|date= 2007-02-14|publisher= GENUKI}}</ref> |
|title= United Methodist Free Church, Leece|accessdate=2007-05-22 |last= Stringer|first= Phil|date= 2007-02-14|publisher= GENUKI}}</ref> St. Matthew's Church, in the village of ], built in 1642, also served the village, as both a church and a school. It was funded by Robert Dickinson, a citizen of ], who had formerly lived in Leece.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.explorelowfurness.co.uk/stmatthew.htm|title= St. Matthews Church, Dendron|accessdate=2007-05-22 |publisher= Explore Low Furness}}</ref> | ||
| In the 1990s and 2000s, Leece played a part in the ]. Gordon Park, a resident of Leece, bludgeoned his 30-year-old wife Carol to death with an ice axe, then dumped her body in ], telling police investigating her disappearance that she had left their home for another man.<ref>{{cite news|first=Russell |last=Jackson |title=Justice for the Lady in the Lake as husband gets life for murder |url=http://thescotsman.scotsman.com/index.cfm?id=110122005 |work=] |date=2005-01-29 |accessdate=2007-01-26 | |
In the 1990s and 2000s, Leece played a part in the ]. Gordon Park, a resident of Leece, bludgeoned his 30-year-old wife Carol to death with an ice axe, then dumped her body in ], telling police investigating her disappearance that she had left their home for another man.<ref>{{cite news|first=Russell |last=Jackson |title=Justice for the Lady in the Lake as husband gets life for murder |url=http://thescotsman.scotsman.com/index.cfm?id=110122005 |work=] |date=2005-01-29 |accessdate=2007-01-26 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20050428112620/http://thescotsman.scotsman.com/index.cfm?id=110122005 |archivedate=2005-04-28 }}</ref> | ||
| ==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
| <gallery> | <gallery> | ||
| File:Leece postcard 1904.jpg|A postcard showing Leece, dated 1904. The tarn can be seen in the foreground, and the old ] church on the far right. | File:Leece postcard 1904.jpg|A postcard showing Leece, dated 1904. The tarn can be seen in the foreground, and the old ] church on the far right. | ||
| File:LeeceDuckPond.jpg|The Leece tarn |
File:LeeceDuckPond.jpg|The Leece tarn in 2008. | ||
| </gallery> | </gallery> | ||
| ==See also== | ==See also== | ||
| {{portal|Cumbria}} | {{portal|Cumbria}} | ||
| *] | * ] | ||
| ==Sources== | ==Sources== | ||
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| ==External links== | ==External links== | ||
| {{Commons category|Leece}} | {{Commons category|Leece}} | ||
| * (nb: provisional research only – see Talk page) | |||
| * {{OpenDomesday|SD2469|another-leece|Leece}} | * {{OpenDomesday|SD2469|another-leece|Leece}} | ||
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Not to be confused with Lecce. This article is about the village. For people, see Leece (surname). For the museum in Peel, Isle of Man, see Leece Museum.Human settlement in England
| Leece | |
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 Moss House | |
  LeeceLocation in South LakelandShow map of the former South Lakeland district LeeceLocation within CumbriaShow map of Cumbria | |
| OS grid reference | SD242693 |
| Civil parish | |
| Unitary authority | |
| Shire county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | ULVERSTON |
| Postcode district | LA12 |
| Dialling code | 01229 |
| Police | Cumbria |
| Fire | Cumbria |
| Ambulance | North West |
| UK Parliament | |
| 54°06′50″N 3°09′32″W / 54.114°N 3.159°W / 54.114; -3.159 | |
Leece is a village on the Furness peninsula in Cumbria, England, between the towns of Ulverston and Barrow-in-Furness.
Amenities
The village is built around a tarn and a village green, and Henry Armer & Son, a smithy established in 1914 that has since become an agricultural engineering business.
For parish council purposes, Leece belongs to Aldingham Parish Council.
History
Historically part of Lancashire, the name Leece is probably from the Old English leah, which means 'woodland clearing', and the plural of which is Leas. It was recorded in the Domesday Book as Lies, in the Manor of Hougun held by Earl Tostig. It appears later in 1269 as Lees.
Leece used to contain the United Methodist Free Church. It was founded in 1881, but closed in 1912. The building, which was taken down in the late 1920s, can still be seen on some photographs from the period. The church did not have a cemetery. St. Matthew's Church, in the village of Dendron, built in 1642, also served the village, as both a church and a school. It was funded by Robert Dickinson, a citizen of London, who had formerly lived in Leece.
In the 1990s and 2000s, Leece played a part in the Lady in the Lake murder trial. Gordon Park, a resident of Leece, bludgeoned his 30-year-old wife Carol to death with an ice axe, then dumped her body in Coniston Water, telling police investigating her disappearance that she had left their home for another man.
Gallery
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A postcard showing Leece, dated 1904. The tarn can be seen in the foreground, and the old Methodist church on the far right.
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The Leece tarn in 2008.
See also
Sources
- ^ Bolt, Alison (25 April 2006). "The End". BBC. Retrieved 3 March 2007.
- ^ Swain, Robert. Furness and Cartmel Peninsulas Photographic Memories. The Francis Frith Collection. ISBN 1-85937-816-1. Retrieved 19 March 2007..
- "Henry Armer and Son". Henry Armer & Son. Retrieved 3 March 2007.
- "Aldingham Parish Council".
- Explore Low Furness
- Mills, David (1976). The Place Names of Lancashire. B. T Batsford. ISBN 0-7134-3248-9.
- Stringer, Phil (14 February 2007). "United Methodist Free Church, Leece". GENUKI. Retrieved 22 May 2007.
- "St. Matthews Church, Dendron". Explore Low Furness. Retrieved 22 May 2007.
- Jackson, Russell (29 January 2005). "Justice for the Lady in the Lake as husband gets life for murder". The Scotsman. Archived from the original on 28 April 2005. Retrieved 26 January 2007.
External links
- Cumbria County History Trust: Aldingham (nb: provisional research only – see Talk page)
- Leece in the Domesday Book