A vision of Britain through time
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A vision of Britain through time
A vision of Britain from 1801 to now.
Including maps, statistical trends and historical descriptions.
OVERSTONE, a parish in Brixworth district, Northamptonshire; 3¾ miles N by W of Billing-Road r. station, and 4¾ N E of Northampton. Post-town, Northampton. Acres, 1, 940. Real property, £2, 721. Pop., 206. Houses, 46. The manor belonged formerly to the Brownlows; passed to J. Kipling, Esq.; belongs now to Lord Overstone; and gives him his title of Baron. O. House is Lord O.'s seat; is a handsome stone edifice, built after designs by W. M. Teulon; and stands in a fine park. The parish contains the headquarters and the armoury of the Overstone mounted rifles. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Peterborough. Value, £300.* Patron, Lord Overstone. The church is a plain stone structure, in quasi-Gothic style. There is a charity school.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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| Feature Description: | "a parish" (ADL Feature Type: "countries, 4th order divisions") |
| Administrative units: | Overstone AP/CP Brixworth RegD/PLU Northamptonshire AncC |
| Place: | Overstone |
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