Marston Jabbett Explained

Official Name:Marston Jabbett
Country:England
Region:West Midlands
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Marston Jabbet is a hamlet near Bulkington, Warwickshire, England. In the Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales of 1870-72 Marston Jabbett had a population of 93.[1]

Location

The hamlet is located about 1 mile northeast of Bulkington and 1.4 miles northeast of the city centre of Bedworth. Nuneaton is 2.4 miles to the north and Coventry is 7 miles to the south. The Ashby Canal passes through the northern part of the area.

History

Marston Jabbet was recorded in the Domesday Book as Merstone,[2] having 21 households with 12 villagers, 8 smallholders and 1 female slave.[3] William Perkins, Puritan theologian and prolific religious author, was born in Marston Jabbet in 1558.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: History of Marston Jabbett, in Nuneaton and Bedworth and Warwickshire. A Vision of Britain through Time. 30 August 2021.
  2. Web site: Warwickshire G-P. The Domesday Book Online. 30 August 2021.
  3. Web site: Marston [Jabbett] Domesday Book]. Powell-Smith. Anna. opendomesday.org. en. 2017-02-17.
  4. Book: The A to Z of the Puritans. Pastoor. Charles. Johnson. Galen K.. 2009-09-28. Scarecrow Press. 9780810870390. en.

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