Thorpe Achurch, Northamptonshire
Historical Description
Thorpe Achurch, a parish in Northamptonshire, on the Northampton and Peterborough section of the L. & N.W.R., on which it has a station, 5 miles S from Oundle. Post town, Oundle; money order and telegraph office, Wadenhoe. Acreage, 1609; population of the civil parish, 189; of the ecclesiastical with Lilford, 365. The manor belongs to Lord Lilford. The living is a rectory, united with Lilford, in the diocese of Peterborough; joint gross value, £300 with residence. Patron, Lord Lilford. The church is a building of stone in the Early English and Decorated styles, consisting of chancel with mortuary chapel, nave, N aisle, S porch, and a western tower with spire. It has some interesting tombs and monuments.
Administration
The following is a list of the administrative units in which this place was either wholly or partly included.
Ancient County | Northamptonshire | |
Ecclesiastical parish | Thorpe-Achurch St. John the Baptist | |
Hundred | Navisford | |
Poor Law union | Oundle |
Any dates in this table should be used as a guide only.
Church Records
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Civil Registration
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Directories & Gazetteers
We have transcribed the entry for Thorpe Achurch from the following:
- Samuel Lewis' A Topographical Dictionary of England, by Samuel Lewis, seventh edition, published 1858. (Thorpe-Achurch (St. John the Baptist))
Land and Property
The Return of Owners of Land in 1873 for Northamptonshire is available to browse.
Newspapers and Periodicals
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