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In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Duston like this:
DUSTON, a parish in the district and county of Northampton; on the river Nen, adjacent to the Grand Union canal, near the Northampton and Peterborough and the London and Northwestern railways, 2 miles W of Northampton. Post - town, Northampton. Acres, 1, 760. Real property, £6, 527. Pop. ...
in 1851, 714; in 1861, 1, 162. Houses, 250. The property is divided among a few. The increase of population between 1851 and 1861 was occasioned by the erection of two iron foundries at St. James, -End. Some extent of quarrying is carried on. Some remains exist of an Augustinian monastery, founded in the 12th century by William Peverell, and styled St. James' abbey. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Peterborouh. Value, £159.* Patron, Viscount Palmerston. The church is good; and has a tower. There are chapels for Independents and Baptists, and charities £22.
Duston 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 Duston itself, go to Statistics.
How to reference this page:
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Duston, in West Northamptonshire and Northamptonshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/7900
Date accessed: 09th April 2026
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