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"HARRINGTON, a parish in the hundred of Rothwell, county Northampton, 12 miles N.E. of Northampton, its post town, and 7 N.W. of Kettering. The village is small; the men are chiefly employed in agriculture, and the women in making lace. The tithes have been commuted for a rent-charge of £530. The living is a rectory' in the diocese of Peterborough, value £421. The church, dedicated to St. Mary, is an ancient structure with square tower. The charities produce about £5 per annum. There is a parochial school supported chiefly by the rector. John Tollemache, Esq., is lord of the manor. This place gives the title of earl and baron to the Stanhopes of Elvaston." [Transcribed from The National Gazetteer of Great Britain and Ireland 1868 by Colin Hinson ©2010]

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The National Gazetteer of Great Britain and Ireland - 1868

"HARRINGTON, a parish in the hundred of Rothwell, county Northampton, 12 miles N.E. of Northampton, its post town, and 7 N.W. of Kettering. The village is small; the men are chiefly employed in agriculture, and the women in making lace. The tithes have been commuted for a rent-charge of £530. The living is a rectory' in the diocese of Peterborough, value £421. The church, dedicated to St. Mary, is an ancient structure with square tower. The charities produce about £5 per annum. There is a parochial school supported chiefly by the rector. John Tollemache, Esq., is lord of the manor. This place gives the title of earl and baron to the Stanhopes of Elvaston."

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