Lea Marston, Warwickshire
Historical Description
Lea Marston, a village and a parish in Warwickshire. The village stands on the river Tame, 1½ mile NW of Whit-acre Junction station on the M.R., 3 miles N of Coleshill, and 10 E of Birmingham, and has a post office under Birmingham; money order and telegraph office. Water Orton. The parish contains also the hamlet of Marston, and comprises 1554 acres; population of the civil parish, 290; of the ecclesiastical, 276. The manor, with Hams Hall and most of the land, belongs to Lord Norton. Hams Hall, a large mansion situated in an extensive park, was partly destroyed by fire in 1890. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Worcester; the net value is, £210 with residence. Patron, Lord Norton. The church is ancient, stands embosomed in wood, has a tower, and contains monuments of the Adderleys.
Administration
The following is a list of the administrative units in which this place was either wholly or partly included.
| Ancient County | Warwickshire | |
| Ecclesiastical parish | Lea-Marston St. John the Baptist | |
| Hundred | Hemlingford | |
| Poor Law union | Meriden |
Any dates in this table should be used as a guide only.
Church Records
The Warwickshire County Record Office hold the following registers for Lea Marston:
| Baptisms | Marriages | Burials |
|---|---|---|
| 1570-1989 | 1573-1976 | 1570-1952 |
Most of the records prior to 1911 have been digitised and are available on Ancestry.co.uk
Civil Registration
For general information about Civil Registration (births, marriages and deaths) see the Civil Registration page.
Directories & Gazetteers
We have transcribed the entry for Lea Marston from the following:
- Samuel Lewis' A Topographical Dictionary of England, by Samuel Lewis, seventh edition, published 1858. (Lea-Marston (St. John the Baptist))
Land and Property
The Return of Owners of Land in 1873 for Warwickshire is available to browse.
Maps
Online maps of Lea Marston are available from a number of sites:
- Bing (Current Ordnance Survey maps).
- Google Streetview.
- National Library of Scotland. (Old maps)
- OpenStreetMap.
- old-maps.co.uk (Old Ordnance Survey maps to buy).
- Streetmap.co.uk (Current Ordnance Survey maps).
- A Vision of Britain through Time. (Old maps)
Newspapers and Periodicals
The British Newspaper Archive have fully searchable digitised copies of the following Warwickshire papers online:
Visitations Heraldic
The Visitation of Warwickshire 1619 is available on the Heraldry page.