Preston Gubbals

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Preston Gubbals is a small village in Shropshire, England. It lies on the A528 Shrewsbury-Ellesmere road and is in the parish of Pimhill.

The name, spelt Preston Gubbalds or Preston Gobald[1] in some historical sources, is derived from the Old English for "priest's settlement", along with the name of Godebold or Godbold, a priest who was subtenant of the manor in 1066 and at the time of the Domesday Book survey.

To the west is the large village of Bomere Heath (once a hamlet of Preston Gubbals parish)[2] and to the south is the small village of Albrighton. The village church is dedicated to St. Martin and contains a mediaeval chancel, now the south aisle, with 19th-century additions.

To the north of the village, as the A528 passes by Pim Hill, is Lea Hall, a notable Elizabethan brick house, and its dovecote.

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References

  1. ↑ Plea Rolls of the Court of Common Pleas; National Archives; CP 40/647; year 1422;http://aalt.law.uh.edu/AALT1/H6/CP40no647/bCP40no647dorses/IMG_0574.htm; 6th entry; end of first line
  2. ↑ Preston Gubbals, GENUKI

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