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In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Furtho like this:
FURTHO, a parish in Potterspury district, Northampton; on Watling-street, near the river Ouse and the boundary with Bucks, 2 miles NW of Stoney-Stratford, and 3½ WNW of Wolverton r. station. Post town, Potterspury, under Stony-Stratford. Acres, 480. Pop., 16. Houses, 4. A village was here in the time of James I., but has disappeared. Part of Old Stratford is within the limits. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Peterborough. Value, £141. Patron, Jesus' College, Oxford.
Furtho 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 Furtho itself, go to Statistics.
How to reference this page:
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Furtho, in West Northamptonshire and Northamptonshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/7938
Date accessed: 09th April 2026
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