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In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Cold Higham like this:
COLD-HIGHAM, a parish in Towcester district, Northampton; 4 miles NNW of Towcester r. station, and 5 W of Blisworth. It includes the hamlet of Grimscote, and part of Fosters-Booth and Potcote; and its post town is Pattishall, under Towcester. Acres, 1, 660. Real property, £2, 767. Pop., 349. Houses, 83. The property is divided among a few. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Peterborough. Value, £467.* Patron, J. B. Howes, Esq. The church is good.
Cold Higham 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 Cold Higham itself, go to Statistics.
How to reference this page:
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Cold Higham, in West Northamptonshire and Northamptonshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/8015
Date accessed: 08th April 2026
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