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In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Irthlingborough like this:
IRTHLINGBOROUGH, a village and a parish in Wellingborough district, Northampton. The village stands near the river Nen, and near Higham-Ferrers r. station, 2 miles N of Higham-Ferrers; is popularly called Artleboro'; consists chiefly of one street, nearly 17hr. mile long; carries on trade in the making of boots and shoes, parchment, and lace; and has a post office‡ under Higham-Ferrers. ...
The parish comprises 3, 720 acres. Real property, £8, 370. Pop. in 1851, 1, 577; in 1861, 1,800. Houses, 407. The property is subdivided. The manor belongs to the Hon. G. W. Fitzwilliam and the Ecclesiastical Commissioners. Some remains exist of a secular college, founded in the time of Edward III., by Lord Mayor Pyel. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Peterborough. Value, £266. Patron, the Hon. G. W. Fitzwilliam. The church is ancient; presents some interesting features; and has a fine octagonal tower, surmounted by a turret. A stone cross, 13 feet high on steps, is near the church. There are chapels for Baptists and Wesleyans, a national school, and charities £87.
Irthlingborough 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 Irthlingborough itself, go to Statistics.
How to reference this page:
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Irthlingborough, in North Northamptonshire and Northamptonshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/462
Date accessed: 09th April 2026
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