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]
| Marston Jabbett | |
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  Marston Jabbett Location within Warwickshire | |
| District | |
| Shire county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Location edit
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 edit
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]
References edit
- ^ "History of Marston Jabbett, in Nuneaton and Bedworth and Warwickshire". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
- ^ "Warwickshire G-P". The Domesday Book Online. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
- ^ Powell-Smith, Anna. "Marston [Jabbett] | Domesday Book". opendomesday.org. Retrieved 17 February 2017.
- ^ Pastoor, Charles; Johnson, Galen K. (28 September 2009). The A to Z of the Puritans. Scarecrow Press. ISBN 9780810870390.