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In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Grafton Underwood like this:
GRAFTON-UNDERWOOD, a parish in Kettering district, Northampton; 4 miles ENE of Kettering town and r. station. Post town, Kettering. Acres, 2, 050. Real property, £1, 871. Pop. . 294. Houses, 59. The manor belongs to the Duke of Buccleuch. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Peterborough. Value, £260.* Patron, Lord Lyveden. The church has a spire, and contains monuments to the Earl of Ossory and the ladies Fitzpatrick. There are a free school, and charities £16.
Grafton Underwood 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 Grafton Underwood itself, go to Statistics.
How to reference this page:
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Grafton Underwood, in North Northamptonshire and Northamptonshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/7950
Date accessed: 08th April 2026
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