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"KINGSTHORPE, a parish in the hundred of Spelhoe, county Northampton, 2 miles W. of Northampton, its post town. It is situated on a branch of the river Nen, and was formerly a royal demesne. There are traces of St. David's hospital, founded by Peter de Northampton in 1200. There are extensive quarries of white freestone. The village, which is considerable, was formerly governed by a bailiff. The tithes were commuted for land under an Enclosure Act in 1766. The living is a perpetual curacy in the diocese of Peterborough, value £700, in the patronage of St. Katherine's Hospital, London. The church, dedicated to St. John the Baptist, is an ancient Norman erection. The charities produce £135 per annum, of which £35 goes to the support of a free school. The Baptists have a place of worship, and there are National and infant schools. Kingsthorpe House is the principal residence."[From The National Gazetteer of Great Britain and Ireland (1868). Transcribed by Colin Hinson ©2003]

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The National Gazetteer of Great Britain and Ireland - 1868

"KINGSTHORPE, a parish in the hundred of Spelhoe, county Northampton, 2 miles W. of Northampton, its post town. It is situated on a branch of the river Nen, and was formerly a royal demesne. There are traces of St. David's hospital, founded by Peter de Northampton in 1200. There are extensive quarries of white freestone. The village, which is considerable, was formerly governed by a bailiff. The tithes were commuted for land under an Enclosure Act in 1766. The living is a perpetual curacy* in the diocese of Peterborough, value £700, in the patronage of St. Katherine's Hospital, London. The church, dedicated to St. John the Baptist, is an ancient Norman erection. The charities produce £135 per annum, of which £35 goes to the support of a free school. The Baptists have a place of worship, and there are National and infant schools. Kingsthorpe House is the principal residence."

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