In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Orton like this:
ORTON, a chapelry in Rothwell parish, Northampton.1½ mile S W of Rothwell, and 4 W by N of Kettering r.station. Post-town, Rothwell, under Kettering. Acres, 940. Real property, £1, 440. Pop., 69. Houses, 19. The manor belongs to H. H. H. Hungerford, Esq. The living is a vicarage, annexed to the vicarage of Rothwell, in the diocese of Peterborough. The church is good, and has a tower.
Orton through time
Orton is now part of Kettering district. Click here for graphs and data of how Kettering has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Orton itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Orton, in Kettering and Northamptonshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/8112
Date accessed: 24th April 2024
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