1 The settlement is not mentioned in Domesday when it is believed it was part of the parish of Preston Bagot.
Market granted by Empress Maud (ie queen Matilda) to ...
Beaudesert, possible extent of the medeival settlement based on the 1880s OS map.
1 A turnpike road between Birmingham and Edgehill via Stratford established 1725-50.
A toll road which was established during the Post Medieval period. It continued to be used during the Imperial period. It was part of one of the London to Birmingham routes. The road ran between Edge Hill and Birmingham via Stratford.