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In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Yardley Gobion like this:
YARDLEY-GOBION, a township, with a village, in Potterspury parish, Northampton; on the Grand Junction canal, 3½ miles NNW of Stony-Stratford. It contains Potterspury workhouse; and has a post-office under Stony-Stratford, a chapel of ease built in 1865, and an Independent chapel. Real property, £2,538. Pop. in 1861, 650: of whom 61 were in the workhouse. Houses, 134. The manor belongs to the Duke of Grafton. Y. House is the residence of Mrs. Franklin.
Yardley Gobion 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 Yardley Gobion itself, go to Statistics.
How to reference this page:
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Yardley Gobion, in West Northamptonshire and Northamptonshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/8365
Date accessed: 08th April 2026
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