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In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Staverton like this:
STAVERTON, a parish, with a village, in Daventry district, Northampton; 2½ miles WSW of Daventry, and 5¾ W by N of Weedon r. station. It has a post-office under Daventry. Acres, 2,240. Real property, £5,003. Pop., 486. Houses, 118. The property is much subdivided. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Peterborough. Value, £700.* Patron, Christchurch, Oxford. The church is good, and there are an endowed school with £44 a year, and charities £42.
Staverton 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 Staverton itself, go to Statistics.
How to reference this page:
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Staverton, in West Northamptonshire and Northamptonshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/8175
Date accessed: 08th April 2026
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