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"STAVERTON, a parish in the hundred of Fawsley, county Northampton, 2½ miles S.W. of Daventry, its post town, and 8½ E. of Southam. The village, which is extensive, is situated on the high road from Southam to Daventry. The land is chiefly in pasture. The soil is of red sand, with strong clay and loam, upon a subsoil of rock. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Peterborough, value £490, in the patronage of Christ Church, Oxford. The church, dedicated to St. Mary, has a square embattled tower containing five bells. The chancel contains two stained windows, presented by the present vicar. The parochial charities consist in a fuel allotment, and the interest of £100, bequeathed in 1767 by Mr. W. T. Grosby. There is an endowed 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

"STAVERTON, a parish in the hundred of Fawsley, county Northampton, 2½ miles S.W. of Daventry, its post town, and 8½ E. of Southam. The village, which is extensive, is situated on the high road from Southam to Daventry. The land is chiefly in pasture. The soil is of red sand, with strong clay and loam, upon a subsoil of rock. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Peterborough, value £490, in the patronage of Christ Church, Oxford. The church, dedicated to St. Mary, has a square embattled tower containing five bells. The chancel contains two stained windows, presented by the present vicar. The parochial charities consist in a fuel allotment, and the interest of £100, bequeathed in 1767 by Mr. W. T. Grosby. There is an endowed school for both sexes."

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