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"ORLINGBURY, a parish in the hundred of the same name, county Northampton, 3½ miles N. of Wellingborough, its post town, and 4 from Kettering. The village, which is of small extent, is chiefly agricultural. The tithes were commuted for land and corn rents under an Enclosure Act in 1808. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Peterborough, value £405. The church, dedicated to St. Mary, has a lofty pinnacled square tower. The church was opened in 1843. The parochial charities produce about £1 per annum. There is a large, newly-erected school adjoining the church. The Dissenters of various creeds have each a place of worship. Orlingbury House, the principal residence, is a stone mansion recent construction. Allen A. Young, Esq., is lord of the manor." [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

"ORLINGBURY, a parish in the hundred of the same name, county Northampton, 3½ miles N. of Wellingborough, its post town, and 4 from Kettering. The village, which is of small extent, is chiefly agricultural. The tithes were commuted for land and corn rents under an Enclosure Act in 1808. The living is a rectory* in the diocese of Peterborough, value £405. The church, dedicated to St. Mary, has a lofty pinnacled square tower. The church was opened in 1843. The parochial charities produce about £1 per annum. There is a large, newly-erected school adjoining the church. The Dissenters of various creeds have each a place of worship. Orlingbury House, the principal residence, is a stone mansion recent construction. Allen A. Young, Esq., is lord of the manor."

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