In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Warkton like this:
WARKTON, a parish, with a village, in Kettering district, Northampton; 2½ miles E by N of Kettering r. station. It has a postal letter-box under Kettering. Acres, 1,810. Real property, £2,374. Pop., 315. Houses, 64. The manor belongs to the Duke of Buccleuch. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Peterborough. Value, £293.* Patron, the Duke of Buccleuch. The church was recently improved. There are a free school, and several charities.
Warkton through time
Warkton is now part of Kettering district. Click here for graphs and data of how Kettering has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Warkton itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Warkton, in Kettering and Northamptonshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/8270
Date accessed: 25th April 2024
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