Economic History
There are records of a watermill in the parish in the Domesday Book of 1086, and again in 1291 and 1703.
In 1909 a section of the Midland Railway was built through Lea Marston parish linking Kingsbury and Water Orton to bypass Whitacre Junction. The line passes immediately south-east of Lea Marston village but there is no station.
In the 20th century there were three Hams Hall Power Stations in the parish. Hams Hall A was built in 1927-29, Hams Hall B in 1949 and Hams Hall C in 1958. They were decommissioned in 1975, 1981 and 1992 respectively and each was demolished within a few years of closure. The site has since been redeveloped as Hams Hall Distribution Park.
Lea Marston has a four-star hotel (the Lea Marston Hotel) and a public house (the Clay Pigeon).
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