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In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Church Brampton like this:
BRAMPTON-CHURCH, or Brampton-Magna, a parish in Brixworth district, Northamptonshire, on an affluent of the river Nen, a short distance W by S of Brampton r. station, and 4 miles NNW of Northampton. Post Town, Brampton-Chapel, under Northampton. Acres, 1,100. Real property, £1,727. Pop., 158. Houses, 36. The property is not much divided. Brampton Lodge is a chief residence. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Peterborough. Value, £346.* Patron, Corpus Christi College, Oxford. The church is decorated English, and is in good condition. Charities, £25.
Church Brampton 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 Church Brampton itself, go to Statistics.
How to reference this page:
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Church Brampton, in West Northamptonshire and Northamptonshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/7614
Date accessed: 09th April 2026
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