In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Syresham like this:
SYRESHAM, a village and a parish in Brackley district, Northampton. The village stands 5 miles NE of Brackley r. station; carries on lace-making and boot and shoe-making; and has a post-office under Brackley. The parish includes Crowfield hamlet, and comprises 4,060 acres. Real property, £3,807. Pop., 1,047. Houses, 242. The property is subdivided. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Peterborough. Value, £216.* Patron,C. Dormer, Esq. The church is in mixed styles and good. There are a Wesleyan chapel, an endowed school with £16 a year, and charities £30.
Syresham through time
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GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Syresham in South Northamptonshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/8199
Date accessed: 18th April 2024
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