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In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Watford like this:
WATFORD, a parish in Daventry district, Northampton; on Watling-street, the Grand Union canal, and the Northwestern railway, at Crick r. station, 4¾ miles N NE of Daventry. It has a post-office under Rugby. Acres, 3,080. Real property, £7,276. Pop., 450. Houses, 100. The manor, with W. Court, belongs to Lord Henley. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Peterborough. Value, £309.* Patron, the Lord Chancellor. The church is good; and there are a Wesleyan chapel, a school, and an education charity £35.
Watford 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 Watford itself, go to Statistics.
How to reference this page:
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Watford, in West Northamptonshire and Northamptonshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/8274
Date accessed: 08th April 2026
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