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Charwelton / Church Charwelton

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"CHARWELTON, (or Church Charwelton), a parish in the hundred of Fawsley, in the county of Northampton, 5 miles S. of Daventry, its post town, and 11 N.E. of Banbury. It is situated near the source of the river Charwell. Over the river is an antique stone footbridge, consisting of two arches. The Great Western railway passes within 6 miles of the village, and has a station at Fenny-Compton. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Peterborough, value £682, in the patronage of Sir C. Knightley, Bart., who is lord of the manor. The church, dedicated to the Holy Trinity, is an ancient edifice, with monuments, brasses, and a curious old octagonal font. Here is an endowed Sunday school." [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

"CHARWELTON, (or Church Charwelton), a parish in the hundred of Fawsley, in the county of Northampton, 5 miles S. of Daventry, its post town, and 11 N.E. of Banbury. It is situated near the source of the river Charwell. Over the river is an antique stone footbridge, consisting of two arches. The Great Western railway passes within 6 miles of the village, and has a station at Fenny-Compton. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Peterborough, value £682, in the patronage of Sir C. Knightley, Bart., who is lord of the manor. The church, dedicated to the Holy Trinity, is an ancient edifice, with monuments, brasses, and a curious old octagonal font. Here is an endowed Sunday school.

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