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
Marston Jabbett is located in Warwickshire
Marston Jabbett
Marston Jabbett
Location within Warwickshire
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
List of places
UK
England
Warwickshire
52°29′32.86″N 1°26′48.81″W / 52.4924611°N 1.4468917°W / 52.4924611; -1.4468917

Location

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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

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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

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  1. ^ "History of Marston Jabbett, in Nuneaton and Bedworth and Warwickshire". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Warwickshire G-P". The Domesday Book Online. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
  3. ^ Powell-Smith, Anna. "Marston [Jabbett] | Domesday Book". opendomesday.org. Retrieved 17 February 2017.
  4. ^ Pastoor, Charles; Johnson, Galen K. (28 September 2009). The A to Z of the Puritans. Scarecrow Press. ISBN 9780810870390.