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St Leonard's Church

Other OS name in the Parish of Misterton

Historical Forms

  • Church (St Leonard) 1846,1863,1877 White 1925 Kelly
  • ecclesie de Munesterton 1220 MHW
  • ecclesie de Minsterton 1244 RGros

Etymology

, Church (St Leonard )1846, 1863, 1877 White,1925 Kelly; it is earlier recorded as ecclesie de Munesterton 1220 MHW,ecclesie de Minsterton 1244 RGros ; it was the mother church of the chapels at Poultney and Walcote , v. cappellas de Pulteney et Walecote in f. ns . ( b ) .