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In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Wakerley like this:
WAKERLEY, a parish in the district of Uppingham and county of Northampton; 2½ miles S by E of Luffenham r. station. Post town, South Luffenham, under Stamford. Acres, 2,130. Real property, £2,025. Pop., 223. Houses, 45. The property belongs to the Marquis of Exeter. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Peterborough. Value, £100* Patron, the Marquis of Exeter. The church is ancient.
Wakerley 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 Wakerley itself, go to Statistics.
How to reference this page:
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Wakerley, in North Northamptonshire and Northamptonshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/8260
Date accessed: 08th April 2026
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