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PIPEWELL, an extra-parochial tract in Kettering district, Northampton; 5½ miles N N W of Kettering. Acres, 2,070. Pop., 121. The manor, with P. Hall, belongs to O. W. H. Hambrough, Esq. A Cistertianabbey was founded here, in 1143, by W. Butevileyn; and has left some traces. There is a free school.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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| Feature Description: | "an extra-parochial tract" (ADL Feature Type: "countries, 4th order divisions") |
| Administrative units: | Kettering Poor Law Union/Registration District Northamptonshire Ancient County |
| Place: | Pipewell |
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