STONELY, (Warwickshire) on the N. bank of the Sow, near Coventry, is a spacious p. to which there was an abbey, translated
from Radmore in the Forest of Cannock, the site of which, soon after the Diss. was sold to Sir Rowland Hill and Sir Tho.
Leigh; but the latter, in the R. of Q. Eliz. bought out the former, and became compleat Ld. of the whole manor, which from
him descended to Ld. Leigh, created Ld. Leigh of Stonely by K. Cha. I. The Lady Leigh, relict of Sir Thomas above-
mentioned, who lived to see her childrens children to the 4th generation, founded an hos. here for 5 men and 5 women
unmarried, to be recommended by her and her heirs. K. Edw. I. granted the monks here a Mt. on Th. and a Fair at Midsummer
for a week; but the former, if not the latter, has been long disused.