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Allesley, or Awesley (All Saints), a parish, in the union of Meriden, Kirkby division of the hundred of Knightlow, N division of the county of Warwick, 2 ½ miles (N. W. by W.) from Coventry; containing 963 inhabitants. It comprises by measurement 4242 acres, in good cultivation; the surrounding scenery is pleasingly varied, and the village is neatly built. Sandstone is quarried for rough building purposes. Fairs are held for cattle in February, March, June, August, September, October, and December. The living is a rectory, valued in the king’s books at £17. 18. 9.; patron and incumbent, Rev. W. T. Bree. The tithes have been commuted for a rent-charge of £786, and the glebe comprises nearly 40 acres. The church is an ancient structure in the early and later Norman styles, with modern additions in bad taste. There is a free school for boys, towards the support of which Mrs. Flint, in 1705, gave by deed a small portion of land, and a house for the residence of the master; and another school, for girls, is supported by subscription. Vestiges of an ancient castle are discernible in the parish.

Source: A Topographical Dictionary of England by Samuel Lewis Fifth Edition Published London; by S. Lewis and Co., 13, Finsbury Place, South. M. DCCC. XLV.