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In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Glapthorn like this:
GLAPTHORN, a parish in Oundle district, Northampton; near the river Nen, and the Northampton and Peterborough railway, 1½ mile NNW of Oundle. Post town, Oundle. Acres, 1, 370. Real property, £1, 758. Pop., 396. Houses, 80. The living is a vicarage, annexed to the vicarage of Cotterstock, in the diocese of Peterborough. The church is ancient. There are a free school, and charities £5.
Glapthorn is now part of NORTH NORTHAMPTONSHIRE Unitary Authority. Click here for graphs and data of how NORTH NORTHAMPTONSHIRE has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Glapthorn itself, go to Statistics.
How to reference this page:
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Glapthorn, in North Northamptonshire and Northamptonshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/7943
Date accessed: 08th April 2026
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