ABINGTON (St. Peter and St. Paul), a parish, in the hundred of Spelhoe, union, and S. division of the county, of Northampton, 1 ½ mile (E. N. E.) from Northampton; containing 143 inhabitants. This was the residence and burial-place of Elizabeth Hall, granddaughter of the immortal Shakspeare, and widow of Thomas Nash, Esq.: she married Sir John Bernard, lord of the manor of Abington, and resided here till her death. The parish, which is bounded on the south and south-east by the river Nene, comprises 1140 acres; and the roads to Kettering and Wellingborough pass through it. The living is a rectory, valued in the king’s books at £20 ; net income, £200 ; patron, J. H. Thursby, Esq. The church exhibits various styles of English architecture.
Source: A Topographical Dictionary of England by Samuel Lewis Fifth Edition Published London; by S. Lewis and Co., 13, Finsbury Place, South. M. DCCC. XLV.
