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

NORTOFT, a hamlet in Guilsborough parish, Northamptonshire; on Stowe brook, contiguous to Guilsboroughvillage, 10 miles N W by N of Northampton. Real property, £3, 307. Pop., 322. Rye Hills here is the residence of Capt. R. D. Sullivan.

Nortoft through time

Nortoft 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 Nortoft itself, go to Statistics.

How to reference this page:

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

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/25262

Date accessed: 08th April 2026


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