In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Frankton like this:
FRANKTON, a parish in Rugby district, Warwick; near the Fosse way, the river Leam, and the Rugby and Warwick railway, about a mile from Birdingbury r. station, and 4½ miles WSW of Dunchurch. Post town, Marton, under Rugby. Acres, 1, 636. Real property, £2, 546. Pop., 239. Houses, 54. The property is divided among a few. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Lichfield. Value, £110.* Patron, the Rev. J. Biddulph. The church is tolerable; and there are charities £15.
Frankton through time
Frankton is now part of Rugby district. Click here for graphs and data of how Rugby has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Frankton itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Frankton, in Rugby and Warwickshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/8981
Date accessed: 29th April 2024
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