In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Stanion like this:

STANION, a parish in Kettering district, Northampton; 4¾ miles SE of Rockingham r. station. Post town, Thrapston. Acres, 1,850. Real property, £2,080. Pop., 351. Houses, 78. The manor belongs to the Earl of Cardigan. The living is a p. curacy, annexed to Brigstock. The church is good, and has a fine spire. There is a free school.

Stanion through time

Stanion 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 Stanion itself, go to Statistics.

How to reference this page:

GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Stanion, in North Northamptonshire and Northamptonshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/8173

Date accessed: 08th April 2026


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