Preston Gubbals is a small village in Shropshire

Shropshire

Shropshire is a county in the West Midlands region of England. For Eurostat purposes, the county is a NUTS 3 region and is one of four counties or unitary districts that comprise the "Shropshire and Staffordshire" NUTS 2 region. It borders Wales to the west...

, England

England

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. It lies on the A528 Shrewsbury-Ellesmere

Ellesmere, Shropshire

Ellesmere is a small market town near Oswestry in north Shropshire, England, notable for its proximity to a number of prominent lakes, the Meres.-History:...

 road and is in the parish

Civil parish

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 of Pimhill

Pimhill

Pimhill is a geographically large civil parish in Shropshire, England, to the north of Shrewsbury. It is named after a hill, which rises to 163m, sometimes spelt Pim Hill...

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The name, spelt Preston Gubbalds 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

Domesday Book

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 survey.

To the west is the large village of Bomere Heath

Bomere Heath

Bomere Heath is a village in Shropshire, England lying north of the county town of Shrewsbury and in between Baschurch and Harlescott. It is situated between the A528 road and Berwick Road...

 (once a hamlet of Preston Gubbals parish) and to the south is the small village of Albrighton

Albrighton, Shrewsbury and Atcham

Albrighton is a small village to the north of Shrewsbury, on the A528 Shrewsbury-Ellesmere road.It is first mentioned in the Domesday Book, as Etbritone . Albright Hussey was once part of the same manor, and indeed shared the same name originally.It lies in the parish of Pimhill.- External links :*...

. The village church

St Martin's Church, Preston Gubbals

St Martin's Church, Preston Gubbals, is a redundant Anglican church in the village of Preston Gubbals, Shropshire, England. It has been designated by English Heritage as a Grade II* listed building, and is under the care of the Churches Conservation Trust.-History:St Martin's originated as a...

 is dedicated to St. Martin and contains a mediaeval chancel

Chancel

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, now the south aisle

Aisle

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, 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

Dovecote

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