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In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Bugbrooke like this:
BUGBROOKE, a parish and a subdistrict in the district and county of Northampton. The parish lies on Watling-street, the Grand Junction canal, and the Northwestern railway, 3 miles SE of Weedon station, and 5½ WSW of Northampton; and has a post office under weedon. Acres, 2,420. Real property, £5,391. ...
Pop., 935. Houses, 213. The property is much subdivided. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Peterborough. Value £741.* Patron, the Rev. J. H. Harrison, sen. The church is ancient; and has a screen and an octagonal font. There are a Baptist chapel, a national school, and charities £20. The subdistrict contains six parishes. Acres, 9,545. Pop., 3,450. Houses, 765.
Bugbrooke 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 Bugbrooke itself, go to Statistics.
How to reference this page:
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Bugbrooke, in West Northamptonshire and Northamptonshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/7639
Date accessed: 08th April 2026
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