Leverington


Leverington is a village and civil parish in the Fenland District of Cambridgeshire, England. The settlement is to the north of Wisbech.
At the time of the 2001 Census, the parish's population was 2,914 people, including Four Gotes, increasing to 3,339 at the 2011 Census.

History

Leverington - an estate linked with a man called Leofhere.
The 13th century church of St Leonard is a Grade I listed building, noted for its spire, restored 15th-century, a Tree of Jesse window, and carved font. Rectors of the parish have included John Ailleston, Richard Reynolds, James Nasmith, Thomas Yale and John Jenkinson. Dramatist Edmund John Eyre, was a son of a rector.
Leverington Hall, originally constructed in the 17th century, is also Grade I listed.
Until 1870, Parson Drove and Gorefield were part of Leverington parish.