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In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Edgcote like this:
EDGCOTT, a parish in the district of Banbury and county of Northampton; at the verge of the county, on the river Cherwell, adjacent to the Oxford canal and the West Midland railway, 2½ miles ENE of Cropredy r. station, a 6 NE by N of Banbury. Post town, Cropredy, under Banbury. Acres, 1, 344. ...
Real property, £2, 738. Pop., 103. Houses, 15. The property is all in one estate. Edgcott House was the seat of Cromwell, Earl of Essex, and partly built by him; afforded Charles I. a night's lodging before the battle of Edgehill; and is now the seat of Miss Carter. Danesmoor, in the vicinity, was the scene of a battle between the Saxons and the Danes, and also the scene of a conflict, in 1469, between the Lancastrians and the Yorkists. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Peterborough. Value, £300.* Patron, Miss Carter. The church is ancient but good.
Edgcote 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 Edgcote itself, go to Statistics.
How to reference this page:
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Edgcote, in West Northamptonshire and Northamptonshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/7909
Date accessed: 08th April 2026
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