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In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Delapre Abbey like this:
DELAPRE' ABBEY, a hamlet in Hardingstone parish, Northamptonshire; adjacent to the Northampton canal and the Northampton and Peterborough railway, 1¼ mile SSE of Northampton. A Cluniac nunnery was founded here, in the time of Stephen, by Simon de Liz; and a mansion on the site of it is the seat of the Bouveries. An octagonal cross, in three stages, on eight steps, to the memory of Eleanor, queen of Edward I., is in the park.
Delapre Abbey 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 Delapre Abbey itself, go to Statistics.
How to reference this page:
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Delapre Abbey, in West Northamptonshire and Northamptonshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/25255
Date accessed: 08th April 2026
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