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In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Turweston like this:
TURWESTON, a parish in the district of Brackley and county of Buckingham; 1½ mile ENE of Brackley r. station. Post town, Brackley. Acres, 1,240. Real property, £2,059. Pop., 335. Houses, 74. The property is divided chiefly among four. T. House is the seat of J. L. Stratton, Esq. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Oxford. Value, £300.* Patrons, the Dean and Chapter of Westminster. The church was recently restored. There are a Wesleyan chapel of 1861, and charities £10.
Turweston is now part of WEST NORTHAMPTONSHIRE Unitary Authority. Click here for graphs and data of how WEST NORTHAMPTONSHIRE has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Turweston itself, go to Statistics.
How to reference this page:
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Turweston, in West Northamptonshire and Buckinghamshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/1535
Date accessed: 08th April 2026
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