Thrapston Parish Church

Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales

In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson  described Thrapston like this:

Location

Thrapston, a small town, a parish, a sub-district, and a district, in Northamptonshire.

The town stands on the river Nen, and on the Northampton and Peterborough railway, at the intersection of the line from Kettering to Huntingdon, 20 miles NE by N of Northampton.

Description

Thrapston

• had a ruined Hermitage in the time of Henry VIII;
• comprises four streets, in the form of a cross;
• is a seat of petty sessions and County Courts; and

currently has

• a head post-office,
• three banking offices,
• a Railway Station with telegraph,
• a hotel,
• a Court-House,
• a Corn Exchange,
• a bridge,
• an ancient Parish Church partly rebuilt in 1841,
• a Baptist Chapel,
• National Schools,
• a girls’ educational endowment of £21 a year,
• a Workhouse,
• a weekly market on Saturday,

and three annual fairs.

Parish Area

The parish comprises:

• Area:                           990 acres
• Population:         1,257
• Houses:                    247

The living is a rectory in the diocese of Peterborough with value, £430 and has as its Patron, the Lord Chancellor.

Sub-District

The sub-district (including Raunds) contains:

• 14 parishes.
• Area:                 27,387  acres
• Population:      7,459
• Houses,:            1,624