In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Chipping Warden like this:
CHIPPING-WARDEN, a village, a parish, and a hundred in Northampton. The village stands on an affluent of the river Cherwell, at the verge of the county, 3¼ miles NE of Cropredy r. station, and 6½ NNE of Banbury; has a post office under Banbury; and was once a market-town. The parish includes the village; and is in Banbury district. ...
Acres, inclusive of Stoneton, 1, 987. Real property, £5, 369. Pop., 489. Houses, 112. The property is divided among a few. A Danish camp is at Arbury bank; a rampart, called the Wallow bank, is near the Black ground; and roman coins and other Roman relics have been found there. The parish is a resort of sportsmen. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Peterborough. Value, £277.* Patron, the Right Hon. Lady S. North. The church is good; and there are a Wesleyan chapel, a national school, and charities £81. -The hundred includes eight other parishes. Pop., 4, 491.
Chipping Warden through time
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GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Chipping Warden in South Northamptonshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/8268
Date accessed: 29th April 2024
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