Aldwincle St Peter, Northamptonshire Family History Guide

Aldwincle St Peter is an Ancient Parish in the county of Northamptonshire.

Alternative names: Aldwinkle St Peter, St Peter Aldwinkle

Parish church: St. Peter

Parish registers begin:

  • Parish registers: 1563
  • Bishop’s Transcripts: 1701

Nonconformists include: 

Adjacent Parishes

Parish History

The Imperial Gazetteer of England & Wales 1870

ALDWINKLE-ST. PETER, a parish in Thrapston district, Northampton; on the river Nen, a mile W of Thorpe r. station, and 3 miles N by W of Thrapston. Post Town, Thrapston. Acres and property returned with Aldwinkle-All-Saints. Pop., 222. Houses, 46. The property is subdivided.

A curious cruciform building, called Liveden, stands here on the Nen, erected by the Tresham family, and richly decorated with sculpture.

The living is a rectory in the diocese of Peterborough. Value, £230. Patron, Lord Lilford. The church is good. Thomas Fuller, the historian, was a native.

Source: The Imperial Gazetteer of England & Wales [Wilson, John M]. A. Fullarton & Co. N. d. c. [1870-72].

A Topographical Dictionary of England 1848

ALDWINKLE (St. Peter), a parish, in the union of Thrapston, hundred of Huxloe, N. division of the county of Northampton, 3¾ miles (N. by E.) from Thrapston; containing 183 inhabitants.

The river Nene, which is navigable to the North Sea, and communicates with the Northampton canal, flows through the parish. Here are the remains of a singular cruciform building, called Liveden, erected by the Tresham family, and richly decorated with sculpture, especially round the cornice, which exhibits a Roman Catholic legend and a variety of religious symbols.

The living is a rectory, valued in the king’s books at £11. 6. 3.; net income, £230; patron, Lord Lilford: the glebe consists of 183 acres.

There is a place of worship for Particular Baptists. Fuller, author of The Worthies of England and other learned works, was born in the parish.

Source: A Topographical Dictionary of England by Samuel Lewis 1848

Parish Records

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England, Northamptonshire, Aldwinkle-St. Peter – Cemeteries ( 1 )
Memorial inscriptions at the Church of All Saints and the Church of St. Peter Aldwincle
Author: Northamptonshire Family History Society

England, Northamptonshire, Aldwinkle-St. Peter – Census ( 1 )
Census returns for Aldwinkle St. Peter, 1841-1891
Author: Great Britain. Census Office

England, Northamptonshire, Aldwinkle-St. Peter – Church records ( 3 )
Births, 1797-1836
Author: Baptist Church (Aldwinkle-St. Peter, Northamptonshire)

Bishop’s transcripts for Aldwinkle-St. Peter, 1701-1888
Author: Church of England. Parish Church of Aldwinkle-St. Peter (Northamptonshire)

Parish registers for Aldwinkle-St. Peter, 1563-1837
Author: Church of England. Parish Church of Aldwinkle-St. Peter (Northamptonshire)

Directories

Kelly Post Office Directory of Northamptonshire 1869 – Google Books

Kelly Post Office Directory of Northamptonshire 1885 – Archive.org

Administration

  • County: Northamptonshire
  • Civil Registration District: Thrapston
  • Probate Court: Court of the Bishop of Peterborough (Episcopal Consistory)
  • Diocese: Peterborough
  • Rural Deanery: Oundle
  • Poor Law Union: Thrapston
  • Hundred: Huxloe
  • Province: Canterbury