In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Wappenham like this:
WAPPENHAM, a parish, with a village and two hamlets, in Towcester and Brackley districts, Northampton; 5 miles SW of Towcester r. station. Post town, Towcester. Acres, 2,980. Real property, £3,604. Pop., 650. Houses, 136. The manor belongs to Lord Southampton. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Peterborough. Value, £470.* Patron, the Bishop of P. The church is good; and there are a Wesleyan chapel, a national school, and charities £30.
Wappenham through time
Wappenham is now part of South Northamptonshire district. Click here for graphs and data of how South Northamptonshire has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Wappenham itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Wappenham in South Northamptonshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/8265
Date accessed: 19th April 2024
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