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In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Blatherwycke like this:
BLATHERWICK, or Blatherwycke, a parish in Oundle district, Northampton; on an affluent of the river Nen, 5 miles ESE of Seaton r. station, and 6 NW by N of Oundle. It comprises the ancient parishes of Holy Trinity and St. Mary Magdalene, united in 1448; and has a post office under Wansford. Acres, 1,975. ...
Real property, £2,141. Pop., 189. Houses, 41. The property is divided among a few. Blatherwick Hall is the seat of S. O'Brien, Esq. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Peterborough. Value, £394.* Patron, S. O'Brien, Esq. The church has a brass of Sir H. Stafford, of 1548; and is good.
Blatherwycke 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 Blatherwycke itself, go to Statistics.
How to reference this page:
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Blatherwycke, in North Northamptonshire and Northamptonshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/7580
Date accessed: 08th April 2026
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