In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Bugbrooke like this:
BUGBROOKE, a parish and a subdistrict in the district and county of Northampton. The parish lies on Watling-street, the Grand Junction canal, and the Northwestern railway, 3 miles SE of Weedon station, and 5½ WSW of Northampton; and has a post office under weedon. Acres, 2,420. Real property, £5,391. ...
Pop., 935. Houses, 213. The property is much subdivided. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Peterborough. Value £741.* Patron, the Rev. J. H. Harrison, sen. The church is ancient; and has a screen and an octagonal font. There are a Baptist chapel, a national school, and charities £20. The subdistrict contains six parishes. Acres, 9,545. Pop., 3,450. Houses, 765.
Bugbrooke through time
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GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Bugbrooke in South Northamptonshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/7639
Date accessed: 27th April 2024
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