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In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Elkington like this:
ELKINGTON, a parish in the district of Rugby and county of Northampton; on the Union canal, 1¾ mile SE by E of Stanford Hall r. station, and 2 SW of Welford. Post town, Yelvertoft, under Rugby. Acres, 1, 720. Real property, £2, 682. Pop., 60. Houses, 10. The church belonged to Daventry priory, but was long ago demolished; and the inhabitants resort to neighbouring churches.
Elkington 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 Elkington itself, go to Statistics.
How to reference this page:
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Elkington, in West Northamptonshire and Northamptonshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/7912
Date accessed: 08th April 2026
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