In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Stoke Bruerne like this:
STOKE-BRUERNE, a village and a parish in Towcester district, Northampton. The village stands on the Grand Junction canal, 1¼ mile SW of Roader. station, and 3½ E by N of Towcester; and has a post-office under Towcester. The parish includes Shuttlehanger hamlet, and comprises 2,569 acres. ...
Real property, £4,286. Pop., 824. Houses, 198. The property is divided among three chief proprietors and several smaller ones. S. House was the seat of F. Crane, a courtier of Eliza. beth and James I.; and was visited by Charles I. Shoemaking and pillow-lace-making are carried on. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Peterborough. Value, £540.* Patron, Brasenose College, Oxford. The church is good; and there are two Wesleyan chapels, a national school, and charities £22.
Stoke Bruerne through time
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GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Stoke Bruerne in South Northamptonshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/8178
Date accessed: 26th April 2024
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