Leadwell or Ledwell, Oxfordshire
Historical Description
Leadwell or Ledwell, a hamlet in Sandford St Martin parish, Oxfordshire, 3½ miles SW of Deddiugton. A quondam. large and elegant mansion here was the residence of Earl Deloraine, and the part connected with it is still an object of interest. Ledwell House is a chief residence. There is a-Primitive Methodist chapel.
Administration
The following is a list of the administrative units in which this place was either wholly or partly included.
| Ancient County | Oxfordshire | |
| Civil parish | Sandford | |
| Hundred | Wootton | |
| Poor Law union | Woodstock |
Any dates in this table should be used as a guide only.
Church Records
Ancestry.co.uk, in association with Oxfordshire Family History Society and Oxfordshire History Centre, have images of the Parish Registers for Oxfordshire online.
Directories & Gazetteers
We have transcribed the entry for Leadwell or Ledwell from the following:
Land and Property
A full transcript of the Return of Owners of Land in 1873 for Oxfordshire is available online
Newspapers and Periodicals
The British Newspaper Archive have fully searchable digitised copies of the following Oxfordshire newspapers online:
- Oxford Journal
- Banbury Advertiser
- Banbury Guardian
- Oxford University and City Herald
- Oxford Chronicle and Reading Gazette
- Faringdon Advertiser and Vale of the White Horse Gazette
- Oxford Times
- Banbury Beacon
- Ossett Observer
Visitations Heraldic
The Visitations of Oxfordshire, 1566, 1574 &1634 are available on the Heraldry page.