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In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Whiston like this:
WHISTON, a parish in Hardingstone district, Northamptonshire; on the river Nen, 1¼ mile SW of Castle-Ashby r. station, and 6¾ E by S of Northampton. Post town, Northampton. Acres, 809. Real property, £1,640. Pop., 69. Houses, 14. Place House is alleged, but without any good evidence, to have been a residence of King John. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Peterborough. Value, £250.* Patron, Lord Boston. The church is later English.
Whiston 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 Whiston itself, go to Statistics.
How to reference this page:
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Whiston, in West Northamptonshire and Northamptonshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/8345
Date accessed: 08th April 2026
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