Descriptive Gazetteer Entry for TIFFIELD

TIFFIELD, a parish in Towcester district, Northampton; 2 miles N of Towcester, and 2½ SSW of Blisworth r. station. It has a post-office under Towcester. Acres, 2,530. Real property, £1,686. Pop., 214. Houses, 39. The manor belongs to the Earl of Pomfret. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Peterborough. Value, £290. Patron, Lord Southampton. The church is ancient. There are a reformatory school, and charities £11.


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

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Feature Description: "a parish"   (ADL Feature Type: "countries, 4th order divisions")
Administrative units: Tiffield Parish       Towcester Poor Law Union/Registration District       Northamptonshire Ancient County
Place: Tiffield

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