In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Wakerley like this:
WAKERLEY, a parish in the district of Uppingham and county of Northampton; 2½ miles S by E of Luffenham r. station. Post town, South Luffenham, under Stamford. Acres, 2,130. Real property, £2,025. Pop., 223. Houses, 45. The property belongs to the Marquis of Exeter. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Peterborough. Value, £100* Patron, the Marquis of Exeter. The church is ancient.
Wakerley through time
Wakerley is now part of East Northamptonshire district. Click here for graphs and data of how East Northamptonshire has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Wakerley itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Wakerley in East Northamptonshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/8260
Date accessed: 24th April 2024
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