Marston Jabbett

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 Location within Warwickshire
District	Nuneaton and Bedworth
Shire county	Warwickshire
Region	West Midlands
Country	England
Sovereign state	United 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

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]

References

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.