Irchester

"IRCHESTER, a parish in the hundred of Higham Ferrers, county Northampton, 3 miles E. of Wellingborough, its post town, and 3 S. of Higham Ferrers. It is situated on the river Nen, and is a station on the Great Northern railway. The village is considerable, and the inhabitants are principally employed in agriculture, shoemaking, and mat-making-this last from the rushes that grow by the river side. It contains the hamlet of Kunston. The tithes were commuted for land and money payments under an Act of Enclosure in 1769. The living is a vicarage* united with the vicarage* of Wollaston, in the diocese of Peterborough. The church, dedicated to St. Catherine, is an ancient stone edifice with a tower surmounted by an octagonal spire, and containing a clock and five bells. In the interior are a very ancient carved oak pulpit and reading- desk. The charities produce about £71 per annum. There is a chapel for Wesleyans and a free school. About 1 mile from the village is Kunston Hall, standing on an eminence in the midst of a park, and commanding an extensive view of the surrounding country. In the vicinity is a Roman camp of 18 acres."

"KNUCKLAS, a hamlet in the parish of Irchester, county Northampton, 2 miles S.W. of Higham Ferrers."