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In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Abington like this:
ABINGTON, a parish in the district and county of Northampton; near the river Nen and the Peterborough railway, 1¼ mile NE of Northampton. Post Town, Northampton. Acres, 1,112. Real property, £2,851. Pop., 164. Houses, 24. A spot here was the grave of Shakspeare's favourite grand-daughter, and is marked by a mulberry-tree planted by Garrick. Abington Abbey is a lunatic asylum. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Peterborough. Value, £200.* Patron, Lord Overstone. The church is early English, and contains tombs of the Berhards. Charities, £20.
Abington 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 Abington itself, go to Statistics.
How to reference this page:
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Abington, in West Northamptonshire and Northamptonshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/7582
Date accessed: 08th April 2026
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