In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Little Oxendon like this:

OXENDON (Little), a hamlet in Little Bowden parish, Northampton; 2 miles S W of Market-Harborough. Acres, 510. Real property, £902. Pop., 40. The property belongs to T. T. Paget, Esq. Coins, pottery, and tiles were recently excavated; and are supposed to have been inhumed by devastating fire, at the time of thebattle of Naseby.

Little Oxendon through time

Little Oxendon 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 Little Oxendon itself, go to Statistics.

How to reference this page:

GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Little Oxendon, in West Northamptonshire and Northamptonshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/24864

Date accessed: 08th April 2026


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