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"CLIPSTON, a parish in the hundred of Rothwell, in the county of Northampton, 4 miles S.W. of Market Harborough, and 14 N. of Northampton. Red ochre is found in this parish. The living is a rectory" in the diocese of Peterborough, value £334, in the patronage of Christ's College, Cambridge. The church, dedicated to All Saints, is in good repair. The Baptists have a chapel, and there are a free school and almshouses, endowed in 1667 by Sir George Buswell, Bart., with £381 per annum. The manorial rights are in the hands of Thomas Caldecott, Esq., and Lady Horton. Here is a meet for the Pytchley, hounds."[From The National Gazetteer of Great Britain and Ireland (1868). Transcribed by Colin Hinson ©2003]

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Description & Travel

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Gazetteers

The National Gazetteer of Great Britain and Ireland - 1868

"CLIPSTON, a parish in the hundred of Rothwell, in the county of Northampton, 4 miles S.W. of Market Harborough, and 14 N. of Northampton. Red ochre is found in this parish. The living is a rectory" in the diocese of Peterborough, value £334, in the patronage of Christ's College, Cambridge. The church, dedicated to All Saints, is in good repair. The Baptists have a chapel, and there are a free school and almshouses, endowed in 1667 by Sir George Buswell, Bart., with £381 per annum. The manorial rights are in the hands of Thomas Caldecott, Esq., and Lady Horton. Here is a meet for the Pytchley, hounds."

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History

Extract for Clipston from 'The Northamptonshire Village Book'compiled by the Northamptonshire Federation of Women's Institutes

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