Tittesworth

Work to increase the area to 189 acres (76 ha) was begun in 1959; the extended reservoir was inaugurated by Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon in 1962.

[2] The south-west part of Tittesworth included what was originally the monastic grange of Fowker (later Fowlchurch) and estates at Ball Haye and Haregate.

[1] In 1565 Sir Ralph Bagnall, lord of Leek Manor, granted Ball Haye to Henry Davenport.

In 1745, some of Charles Edward Stuart's troops were given a meal at Haregate; John Toft was given a receipt for hay and oats for the horses.

[1] It remained in the Toft family until 1948, when the house and 78 acres (32 hectares) were acquired by Leek Urban District Council.

The house, a Grade II listed building dating from the early 17th century with later alterations, was converted into three dwellings, and a council estate was built on the land.