In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Woodnewton like this:
NEWTON-WOOD, a village and a parish in Oundle district, Northampton. The village stands on an affluent of the river Nen, 2½ miles W by N of Elton r. station, and 4 N of Oundle; and has a postal letter-box under Wansford. The parish comprises 1, 590 acres. Real property, £2, 594. Pop., 529. ...
Houses, 111. The manor and much of the land belong to the Earl of Westmoreland. The living is a p. curacy in the diocese of Peterborough. Value, £136. Patron, the Bishop of Peterborough. The church is ancient; was long a chapel of ease to Nassington; was restored in 1862; and consists of nave, aisle, chancel, and S porch, with a tower. There are a Wesleyan chapel, and charities £30.
Woodnewton through time
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GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Woodnewton in East Northamptonshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/8359
Date accessed: 20th April 2024
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