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Wappenham, Northamptonshire

Historical Description

Wappenham, a parish, with a village, and the hamlets of Astwell and Falcott, in Northamptonshire, 5 miles SW of Towcester. It has a station on the Northampton and Banbury Junction (L. & N.W.R.), and a post and money order office under Towcester; telegraph office, Helmdon. Acreage, 2312; population of the civil parish, 409; of the ecclesiastical, 509. There is a parish council consisting, of nine members. The manor belongs to the baronet family of Loder. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Peterborough; gross value, £431 with residence. Patron, the Bishop of Peterborough. The church, a building of stone in mixed styles, consists of chancel, nave, aisles, N and S porches, vestry, and embattled western tower with four bells, and contains some ancient and interesting brasses. There is a Wesleyan chapel, and there are a few small charities. Selina, Countess of Huntingdon, foundress of the religious society bearing her name, was born in 1707 at Astwell Castle, a fine mediaeval structure still standing.

Transcribed from The Comprehensive Gazetteer of England & Wales, 1894-5

Administration

The following is a list of the administrative units in which this place was either wholly or partly included.

Ancient CountyNorthamptonshire 
Ecclesiastical parishWappenham St. Mary 
HundredKings-Sutton 
Poor Law unionTowcester 

Any dates in this table should be used as a guide only.


Church Records

Ancestry.co.uk, in association with the Northamptonshire Record Office, have images of the Parish Registers and Bishop's Transcripts for Northamptonshire online.


Directories & Gazetteers

We have transcribed the entry for Wappenham from the following:


Land and Property

The Return of Owners of Land in 1873 for Northamptonshire is available to browse.


Maps

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Newspapers and Periodicals

The British Newspaper Archive have fully searchable digitised copies of the following Northamptonshire papers online:

DistrictSouth Northamptonshire
CountyNorthamptonshire
RegionEast Midlands
CountryEngland
Postal districtNN12
Post TownTowcester

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