Mining in Leycett was first mentioned back in Roman times and continued into the nineteenth century which is when in 1801, a leasehold agreement was taken out for thirty three years to mine coal on land at Leycett, between John the First Lord Crewe, Walter Sneyd of Keele, Thomas Breek of Keele and James Breek of Newcastle.
Excavation in Leycett was first documented during Roman times and persisted into the nineteenth century, which is when a thirty-three-year leasehold agreement was signed in 1801 to mine coal on land at Leycett between John the First Lord Crewe, Walter Sneyd of Keele, Thomas Breek of Keele, and James Breek of Newcastle.