In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Yarwell like this:

YARWELL, a parish in Oundle district, Northampton: on the river Nen, near Wansford r. station, and 6½ miles NNE of Oundle. Post town, Wansford. Acres, with Sulehay Lodge and Locks Lodge, 1,830. Real property, £2,096. Pop., 402. Houses, 86. The manor belongs to the Earl of Westmoreland . The living is a p. curacy, annexed to Nassington. The church is ancient. There are a Methodist chapel and charities £32.

Yarwell through time

Yarwell 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 Yarwell itself, go to Statistics.

How to reference this page:

GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Yarwell, in North Northamptonshire and Northamptonshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/8368

Date accessed: 08th April 2026


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