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In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Aldwincle like this:
ALDWINKLE-ALL-SAINTS, a parish in Thrapston district, Northampton; on the river Nen, at Thorpe r. station, 2½ miles NNE of Thrapston. Post Town, Thrapston. Acres, together with Aldwinkle St. Peter, 2,450. Real property, £4,424. Pop. of Aldwinkle-All-Saints 364. Houses, 83. The property is divided. ...
The living is a rectory in the diocese of Peterborough. Value, £311.* Patron, the Rev. Dr. Roberts. The church shows beautiful features of decorated English, and has a handsome tower. Thorpe's school has £16 from endowment; and other charities have £35. The father of the poet Dryden was rector of Aldwinkle-All-Saints; and the poet was born in the parsonage.
Aldwincle 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 Aldwincle itself, go to Statistics.
How to reference this page:
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Aldwincle, in North Northamptonshire and Northamptonshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/7485
Date accessed: 08th April 2026
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