In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Culworth like this:

CULWORTH, a parish in Brackley district, Northampton; 4¾ miles N of Farthinghoe r. station, and 7¾ NE of Banbury. It has a post office under Banbury. Acres, 2, 246. Real property, £4, 863. Pop., 652. Houses, 142. The property is divided among a few. Culworth House is a chief residence. ...


The living is a rectory and a vicarage in the diocese of Peterborough. Value, £528.* Patron, W. Wilson, Esq. The church is of various dates, ancient, and good; and consists of nave, aisles, chancel, and porch. There are chapels for Baptists and Moravians. A school has £77 from endowment; and other charities £45.

Culworth through time

Culworth 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 Culworth itself, go to Statistics.

How to reference this page:

GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Culworth, in West Northamptonshire and Northamptonshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/7692

Date accessed: 08th April 2026


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