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

WIGSTHORPE, a hamlet in Lilford parish, Northampton; 4½ miles S by E of Oundle. Pop., 97.

Wigsthorpe through time

Wigsthorpe is now part of NORTH NORTHAMPTONSHIRE Unitary Authority. Click here for graphs and data of how NORTH NORTHAMPTONSHIRE has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Wigsthorpe itself, go to Statistics.

How to reference this page:

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

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/26789

Date accessed: 08th April 2026


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