The Ledbrook & Ladbrook family
name appears to have originated at about the time of Henry II who gave land
at what is now known as Ladbroke Village in Warwickshire England to Robert
de Lodbrooke.The Ledbrook & Ladbrook family
name appears to have originated at about the time of Henry II who gave land
at what is now known as Ladbroke Village in Warwickshire England to Robert
de Lodbrooke.
Ladbrook Families in Norfolk and Suffolk counties seem to have originated with the Viking Invasions, and are possibly related to the Ludbrook family.
The Midlands Ledbrook / Ladbrook families spread throughout Warwickshire and its borders with Oxfordshire, Worcestershire, Leicestershire & Staffordshire to the various towns and villages. With the industrial revolution there was a gradual migration to the Birmingham area. There are very few Ledbrooks living outside the Midlands area, even at the current date.
The village is situated a few
miles to the South of Ladbroke village in what is now known as the Burton
Dassett Country Park. Only a few old stone buildings remain, the original
thatched wattle & daub cottages being returned to the ground or destroyed
by fire. The churchyard still contains a large number of memorial stones
to the Ledbrook & Ledbrooke families.
The All Saints church built in the 13th century is built into the side of the hill. One of the middle aisle stone burial slabs in the church floor commemorates William Ledbrooke and whose initials can also be found on the old church chest. One of the bells in the tower is inscribed with the name Robert Ledbrook church warden 1686. The 47 Vicars of All Saints can be traced from Phillip Francis 1987 back to Enoc in 1232
These web pages has been generated by Graham T. Ledbrook & his son Paul A. Ledbrook with assistance with genealogical details from many members of families appearing within. Photographs used represent the current knowledge of the various families. If anyone wishes to have any of their own photographs included in these web pages, please send as JPG files attachments to the E-mail address above.
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