In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Nether Heyford like this:
HEYFORD (Nether), or Lower Heyford, a village and a parish in the district and county of Northampton. The village stands near Watling street, the river Nen, and the Grand Junction canal, 2¼ miles SE of Weedon r. station, and 6 WSW of Northampton; and has a postoffice, of the name of Heyford, under Weedon. ...
The parish comprises 1, 690 acres. Real property, £3, 936; of which £500 are in ironworks. Pop. in 1851, 624; in 1861, 807. Houses, 166. The increase of pop. was occasioned by the erection of ironworks. The property is subdivided. The manor belongs to Mrs. Ann Crawley. A Roman pavement, indicating the site of a Roman villa, was discovered here in 1699. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Peterborough. Value, £300.* Patron, Rev. T. W. Crawley. The church consists of nave, aisles, and chancel, with a tower; and contains the tomb of Judge Morgan, who pronounced sentence on Lady Jane Grey, and a brass of 1497. There are chapels for Baptists and Primitive Methodists, an endowed school with £105 a year, and other charities with £40. Stanbridge, the scholar, and Preston, the distinguished puritan, were natives.
Nether Heyford through time
Nether Heyford is now part of South Northamptonshire district. Click here for graphs and data of how South Northamptonshire has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Nether Heyford itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Nether Heyford in South Northamptonshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/8012
Date accessed: 26th April 2024
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