In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Lamport like this:
LAMPORT, a village and a parish in Brixworth district, Northamptonshire. The village stands near the Northampton and Market-Harborough railway, 9 miles N of Northampton; and has a station on the railway, and a post-office under Northampton. The parish contains also the hamlet of Hanging-Houghton. ...
Acres, 1,440. Real property, £4,704. Pop., 291. Houses, 52. The property is divided among a few. The manor and much of the land belong to Sir Charles Isham, Bart. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Peterborough. Value, £1,000.* Patron, Sir C. Isham, Bart. The church is ancient but good, and has a tower. There are a free school with £56 a-year, other charities with £72, and alms-houses.
Lamport through time
Lamport is now part of Daventry district. Click here for graphs and data of how Daventry has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Lamport itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Lamport, in Daventry and Northamptonshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/8048
Date accessed: 26th April 2024
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