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In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Wothorpe like this:
WOTHORPE, a hamlet in Stamford-Baron parish, Northampton; 1 mile W of Stamford. Real property, £1,175. Pop., 76. Houses, 14. W. Hall was built by the great Cecil, and is now a ruin. A Benedictine cell was founded in the time of Henry I.
Wothorpe is now part of PETERBOROUGH Unitary Authority. Click here for graphs and data of how PETERBOROUGH has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Wothorpe itself, go to Statistics.
How to reference this page:
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Wothorpe, in Peterborough and Northamptonshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/8363
Date accessed: 08th April 2026
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