A vision of Britain through time
A vision of Britain from 1801 to now.
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A vision of Britain through time
A vision of Britain from 1801 to now.
Including maps, statistical trends and historical descriptions.
OAKLEY (Little), a parish in Kettering district, Northampton; on an affluent of the river Nen, 3½ miles N E of Rushton r. station, and 5½ N by E of Kettering. Post-town, Geddington, under Kettering. Acres, 724. Real property, £804. Pop., 127. Houses, 29. The property is divided among a few. The manor belongs to the Duke of Buccleuch. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Peterborough. Value, £113.* Patron, the Duke of Buccleuch. The church is early English; consists of nave, aisles, and chancel, with a tower; and contains a monument of 1620 to one of the Montagues. There is an infant school.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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| Feature Description: | "a parish" (ADL Feature Type: "countries, 4th order divisions") |
| Administrative units: | Little Oakley CP/AP Kettering RegD/PLU Northamptonshire AncC |
| Place names: | LITTLE OAKLEY | OAKLEY | OAKLEY LITTLE |
| Place: | Little Oakley |
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