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In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Abthorpe like this:
ABTHORPE, a village, a parish, and a subdistrict in the district of Towcester, Northampton. The village stands on the river Tove, 3 miles WSW of Towcester, and 8 SW by W of Blisworth r. station; and has a post office under Towcester. The parish includes the hamlet of Foscote. Acres, 1,919. Real property, £2,903. ...
Pop., 541. Houses, 110. The property is divided among a few. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Peterborough. Value, £215.* Patron, alternately the Bishop of Lichfield and the Trustees of Leeson's charity. The church is good. Charities, £191.-The subdistrict comprises seventeen entire parishes, and parts of two others. Acres, 22,323. Pop., 5,473. Houses, 1,287.
Abthorpe 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 Abthorpe itself, go to Statistics.
How to reference this page:
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Abthorpe, in West Northamptonshire and Northamptonshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/7472
Date accessed: 08th April 2026
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