Geddington

"GEDDINGTON, a parish in the hundred of Corby, county Northampton, 3 miles N.E. of Kettering, its post town, and 8 N.W. of Thrapstone. The Midland line of railway has a station at the first-named town. The Ise, a tributary of the river Nen, passes through the parish, which is well wooded. This was one of the halting places in the progress of Queen Eleanor's remains from Hareby to London, which event is commemorated by a cross of great beauty standing in the main street of the village, which is neatly built. In 1188 a parliament was held here by Henry II., at which time it was a royal residence. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Peterborough, value £135. The church is an ancient structure of considerable beauty, dedicated to St. Mary Magdalene, and contains a finely carved screen, a brass, and some armorial designs of the Lockwoods. The endowments of the parish produce upwards of £120 per annum. The Baptists have a chapel, and there is a free school. The principal residence is Priory House. The Duke of Buccleuch is lord of the manor."[From The National Gazetteer of Great Britain and Ireland (1868). Transcribed by Colin Hinson ©2003]