jan 1, 1210 - Charter
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Ranulph de Blundeville, the Earl of Chester, issued a Charter in Leek. The Borough Charter stipulated that those coming to the market and the fair should pay only same toll as paid in other free markets of Staffordshire.
Settlement is taking place in the area of the present Ballington wood. Ralph of Baliden is a tenant in the fee of Leek
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