In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Easton on the Hill like this:
EASTON, a parish in the district of Stamford and county of Northampton; at the verge of the county, on the river Welland, and on the Syston and Peterborough railway, 2 miles WSW of Stamford. It has a post office under Stamford. Acres, 3, 170. Real property, £3, 985. Pop., 984. Houses, 223. Easton Hall is the seat of the Shuttleworths. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Peterborough. Value, £440.* Patron, the Marquis of Exeter. The church is ancient, and has a tower. There is a Wesleyan chapel. A school has £82 from endowment; and other charities have £66.
Easton on the Hill through time
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GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Easton on the Hill in East Northamptonshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/7907
Date accessed: 25th April 2024
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