Descriptive Gazetteer Entry for BLATHERWICK, or Blatherwycke

BLATHERWICK, or Blatherwycke, a parish in Oundle district, Northampton; on an affluent of the river Nen, 5 miles ESE of Seaton r. station, and 6 NW by N of Oundle. It comprises the ancient parishes of Holy Trinity and St. Mary Magdalene, united in 1448; and has a post office under Wansford. Acres, 1,975. Real property, £2,141. Pop., 189. Houses, 41. The property is divided among a few. Blatherwick Hall is the seat of S. O'Brien, Esq. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Peterborough. Value, £394.* Patron, S. O'Brien, Esq. The church has a brass of Sir H. Stafford, of 1548; and is good.


(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))

Linked entities:
Feature Description: "a parish"   (ADL Feature Type: "countries, 4th order divisions")
Administrative units: Blatherwycke AP/CP       Oundle RegD/PLU       Northamptonshire AncC
Place names: BLATHERWICK     |     BLATHERWICK OR BLATHERWYCKE     |     BLATHERWYCKE
Place: Blatherwycke

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