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In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Hargrave like this:
HARGRAVE, a village and a parish in Thrapston district, Northampton. The village stands near the boundary with Beds and Hunts, 2½ miles E of Raunds r. station, and 5½ SSE of Thrapston; and has a post-office under St. Neots. The parish comprises 2,400 acres. Real property, £1,642. ...
Pop., 310. Houses, 71. The property is subdivided. The manor belongs to the Rev. R. S. Baker. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Peterborough. Value, £300.* Patron, the Executors of the late Rev. W. L. Baker. The church is of the 13th century; and consists of nave, chancel, aisles, and N transept, with tower and spire. There is a national school.
Hargrave 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 Hargrave itself, go to Statistics.
How to reference this page:
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Hargrave, in North Northamptonshire and Northamptonshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/7968
Date accessed: 09th April 2026
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