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Wolfhamcote (St. Peter)

WOLFHAMCOTE (St. Peter), a parish, in the union of Rugby, Southam division of the hundred of Knightlow, S. division of the county of Warwick, 3½ miles (N. W. by W.) from Daventry; containing 432 inhabitants, and comprising 3730 acres. This parish is situated on the border of Northamptonshire, from which it is separated by the river Learn, at its eastern boundary. The Oxford canal passes through it. The living is a discharged vicarage, valued in the king's books at £12. 18. 2.; net income, £73; patron, Lord Hood: the glebe contains 34 acres. The church is supposed to have been built about 300 years since. The Wesleyans have a place of worship. In sinking a well some years ago, a vault containing several urns and coins was discovered.

Transcribed from A Topographical Dictionary of England, by Samuel Lewis, seventh edition, published 1858.

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