Paulerspury Northamptonshire Family History Guide
Paulerspury is an Ancient Parish in the county of Northamptonshire.
Other places in the parish include: Heathencote.
Alternative names:
Parish church:
Parish registers begin:
- Parish registers: 1557
- Bishop’s Transcripts: 1706
Nonconformists include: Independent/Congregational and Wesleyan Methodist.
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The Imperial Gazetteer of England & Wales 1870
PAULERSPURY, a village and a parish in Potterspury district, Northampton.
The village stands near Watling-street, 1½ mile N of the boundary with Bucks, 2¾ SSE of Towcester, and 5¼ SW of Roade r. station; and has a post-office under Towcester.
The parish contains also the hamlet of Heathencote, and comprises 2, 961acres. Real property, £5, 602. Pop., 1, 233. Houses, 281. The manor belongs to G. Shedden, Esq. Paulerspury House is the residence of Mrs. E. Ashby. Roman coins have been found. Pillow lace is made.
The living is a rectory in the diocese of Petersborough. Value, £864. Patron, New College, Oxford. The church is early and decorated English, with later English tower; was partly rebuilt in 1844, and partly restored in 1855; comprises nave, aisles, N chapel, and chancel; and contains a piscina, very fine sedilia, and an altar-tomb of the 14th century.
There are chapels for Independents and Wesleyans, a handsome Church of England school, erected in 1861, and endowed with £41 a year, an Independent school, and charities £33. Professor Bernard was a native.
Source: The Imperial Gazetteer of England & Wales [Wilson, John M]. A. Fullarton & Co. N. d. c. [1870-72].
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Administration
- County: Northamptonshire
- Civil Registration District: Potterspury
- Probate Court: Court of the Archdeaconry of Northampton
- Diocese: Peterborough
- Rural Deanery: Preston
- Poor Law Union: Potterspury
- Hundred: Cleley
- Province: Canterbury