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"LAMPORT, a parish in the hundred of Orlingbury, county Northampton, 8 miles N. of Northampton, its post town, and 8 S. of Market Harborough. It is a station on the Stamford and Blisworth branch of the London and North Western railway. The village, which is small, is situated on a hill, near the high road leading from Northampton to Market Harborough. The parish contains the hamlets of Hanging-Houghton, and Faxton. It is a meet for the Pytchley hounds. The greater portion of the surface is rich grazing land. Stone is quarried for building purposes. The tithes were commuted for corn-rents under an Enclosure Act in 1794. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Peterborough, value £900. The church, dedicated to All Saints, is an ancient edifice, with a tower containing a clock and a peal of bells. The parochial charities produce about £128 per annum, of which £56 goes to Sir C. Isham's school and almshouses. Sir Charles Isham, Bart., is lord of the manor, and chief landowner."[From The National Gazetteer of Great Britain and Ireland (1868). Transcribed by Colin Hinson ©2003]

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Description & Travel

The outstanding feature of this village is Lamport Hall, which was the home of the Isham family for over four centuries, before passing into the hands of the Lamport Hall Trust in 1976.

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Gazetteers

The National Gazetteer of Great Britain and Ireland - 1868

"LAMPORT, a parish in the hundred of Orlingbury, county Northampton, 8 miles N. of Northampton, its post town, and 8 S. of Market Harborough. It is a station on the Stamford and Blisworth branch of the London and North Western railway. The village, which is small, is situated on a hill, near the high road leading from Northampton to Market Harborough. The parish contains the hamlets of Hanging-Houghton, and Faxton. It is a meet for the Pytchley hounds. The greater portion of the surface is rich grazing land. Stone is quarried for building purposes. The tithes were commuted for corn-rents under an Enclosure Act in 1794. The living is a rectory* in the diocese of Peterborough, value £900. The church, dedicated to All Saints, is an ancient edifice, with a tower containing a clock and a peal of bells. The parochial charities produce about £128 per annum, of which £56 goes to Sir C. Isham's school and almshouses. Sir Charles Isham, Bart., is lord of the manor, and chief landowner."

"HANGING HOUGHTON, a hamlet in the parish of Lamport, in the hundred of Orlingbury, county Northampton, 8 miles N. of Northampton, its post town, and 1 mile S.W. of Lamport. It is situated on a hill, and near the road from Northampton to Market Harborough. Here is situated the free school for boys and girls belonging to Lamport and Houghton, with an endowment for education, and for the apprenticing of the children.

"HANGING HOUGHTON, a hamlet in the parish of Lamport, county Northampton, 8 miles N. of Northampton."

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