Descriptive Gazetteer Entry for WOODCROFT

WOODCROFT, a hamlet in Etton parish, Northampton; 5½ miles NW of Peterborough. W. Castle dates from the 13th century; was garrisoned by Dr. Hudson for Charles I.; and is now the residence of J. Spencer, Esq.


(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))

Linked entities:
Feature Description: "a hamlet"   (ADL Feature Type: "populated places")
Administrative units: Etton CP/AP       Northamptonshire AncC
Place: Woodcroft

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