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A vision of Britain through time
A vision of Britain from 1801 to now.
Including maps, statistical trends and historical descriptions.
RINGSTEAD, a village and a parish in Thrapston district, Northampton. The village stands on the river Nen, adjacent to the Northampton and Peterborough railway, 2½ miles S by W of Thrapston; and has a station on the railway, a post-office under Thrapston, and atemperance and lecture hall. The parish comprises 1, 981acres. Real property, £4,078. Pop. in 1851, 727; in 1861, 831. Houses, 180. The manor belongs to T. Burton, Esq. R. House is a chief residence. A Romancamp is at Mill-Cotton; and Roman coins and other relics have been found there. The living is a vicarage, annexed to the vicarage of Denford, in the diocese of Peterborough. The church is ancient, was repaired in 1864, and has a tower and spire. There are chapels for Baptists and Wesleyans, and charities £31.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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| Feature Description: | "a village and a parish" (ADL Feature Type: "populated places") |
| Administrative units: | Ringstead CP/AP Thrapston RegD/PLU Northamptonshire AncC |
| Place: | Ringstead |
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