In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Stanford like this:
STANFORD, a parish in the district of Rugby and county of Northampton; at Stanford-Hall r. station, 6½ miles ENE of Rugby. Post town, Rugby. Acres, 1,510. Real property, £4,082. Pop., 42. Houses, 8. The manor, with S. Hall, belongs to the coheiresses of the Baroness Braye. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Peterborough. Value, £85. Patrons, the Co-Heiresses of the Baroness Braye. The church is ancient.
Stanford through time
Stanford is now part of Daventry district. Click here for graphs and data of how Daventry has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Stanford itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Stanford, in Daventry and Northamptonshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/8171
Date accessed: 30th April 2024
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