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"FAWSLEY, a parish in the hundred of the same name, county Northampton, 4 miles S. of Daventry, its post town, and 5 S.W. of Weedon, the nearest station on the North-Western railway. This was formerly a market town, and has been in possession of the Knightley family since the early part of the 13th century. The parish borders upon Warwickshire, and is embellished with stately timber; the prevailing trees are oak, ash, and elm. The soil is a red loam, and the greater part of the laud pasture. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Peterborough, value £100. The church is a beautiful edifice with windows of stained glass, and partly covered with ivy. It is dedicated to St. Mary, and contains numerous monuments, and a brass of the Knightley's. The fittings of the church exhibit many specimens of old carved work. Fawsley was the birth-place of Bishop Wilkins, known for his works on divinity and mathematics. Fawsley House, the seat of the lord of the manor, is an ancient mansion, the walls being decorated with family portraits and emblazoned with numerous coats of arms. In the neighbourhood are traces of a Roman encampment. This is a meet for Lord Southampton's hounds. Sir C. Knightley, Bart., is lord of the manor." [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

"FAWSLEY, a parish in the hundred of the same name, county Northampton, 4 miles S. of Daventry, its post town, and 5 S.W. of Weedon, the nearest station on the North-Western railway. This was formerly a market town, and has been in possession of the Knightley family since the early part of the 13th century. The parish borders upon Warwickshire, and is embellished with stately timber; the prevailing trees are oak, ash, and elm. The soil is a red loam, and the greater part of the laud pasture. The living is a vicarage* in the diocese of Peterborough, value £100. The church is a beautiful edifice with windows of stained glass, and partly covered with ivy. It is dedicated to St. Mary, and contains numerous monuments, and a brass of the Knightley's. The fittings of the church exhibit many specimens of old carved work. Fawsley was the birth-place of Bishop Wilkins, known for his works on divinity and mathematics. Fawsley House, the seat of the lord of the manor, is an ancient mansion, the walls being decorated with family portraits and emblazoned with numerous coats of arms. In the neighbourhood are traces of a Roman encampment. This is a meet for Lord Southampton's hounds. Sir C. Knightley, Bart., is lord of the manor."

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