Descriptive Gazetteer Entry for WALGRAVE

WALGRAVE, a parish, with a village, in Brixworth district, Northampton; 4¼ miles E by N of Brixworth r. station. It has a post-office under Northampton. Acres, 2,040. Real property, £4,291. Pop., 650. Houses, 141. The property is much subdivided. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Peterborough. Value, £500. Patron, the Bishop of P. The church is handsome, and has a tower and spire. There are two Baptist chapels, a national school, and charities £80.


(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))

Linked entities:
Feature Description: "a parish, with a village"   (ADL Feature Type: "populated places")
Administrative units: Walgrave AP/CP       Brixworth RegD/PLU       Northamptonshire AncC
Place: Walgrave

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