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"DRAUGHTON, a parish in the hundred of Rothwell, in the county of Northampton, 6 miles S.W. of Rothwell, and 10 N. of Northampton. The village is very small. There are some good quarries of freestone in this parish, which is used for building purposes. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Peterborough, value £343, in the patronage of H. Hungerford, Esq., who is lord of the manor. The church, dedicated to St. Catherine, is in good repair. It has a square tower, with clock and four bells. The charities are about £3 per annum. The Independents have a chapel, and there is a National school for both sexes." [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
"DRAUGHTON, a parish in the hundred of Rothwell, in the county of Northampton, 6 miles S.W. of Rothwell, and 10 N. of Northampton. The village is very small. There are some good quarries of freestone in this parish, which is used for building purposes. The living is a rectory* in the diocese of Peterborough, value £343, in the patronage of H. Hungerford, Esq., who is lord of the manor. The church, dedicated to St. Catherine, is in good repair. It has a square tower, with clock and four bells. The charities are about £3 per annum. The Independents have a chapel, and there is a National school for both sexes."
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