Descriptive Gazetteer Entry for LEADWELL

LEADWELL, a hamlet in Sandford parish, Oxford; 3¼ miles SW of Deddington. Pop., 205. 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. There are good sand pits.


(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))

Linked entities:
Feature Description: "a hamlet"   (ADL Feature Type: "populated places")
Administrative units: Sandford on Thames Parish       Oxfordshire Ancient County
Place: Ledwell

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