Descriptive Gazetteer Entry for Abington

Abington.-- par., in S. of co. and 1¼ mile NE. of Northampton, 1112 ac., pop. 118. The grave of Shakespeare's favourite granddaughter is here marked by a mulberry tree planted by Garrick.


(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))

Linked entities:
Feature Description: "parish"   (ADL Feature Type: "countries, 4th order divisions")
Administrative units: Abington AP/CP       Northamptonshire AncC
Place: Abington

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