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| Second Edition by Francis Whellan & Co., transcribed by Peter Brown 2014 |
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Whellan's Directory 1874
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Village History :
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| Hargrave Parish is bounded by part of the counties of Bedford and Huntingdon on the south and east, on the north by Raunds, and on the west by Stanwick. It contains 1379 acres, of the rateable value of £1608; the gross estimated rental is £1894. The population in 1801 was 158; in 1831, 203; in 1841, 257; in 1851, 278; in 1861, 310; and in 1871, 378 souls. The soil is chiefly a strong clay, and the principal landowners are the Rev. R. S. Baker, the rector, who is lord of the manor, the executors of the late G. W. Fitzwilliam, Sir James Hay Langham, and the trustees of John Rawson, Esq. The Thrapston and Huntingdon line of railway intersects the parish. Manor—Eustachitis held of William Peverel half a hide of land in Hargrave at the general survey, which was valued at 68d. In the reign of Henry III the prior of Chicksand was certified to be possessed of an eighth part of a knight's fee of the fee of William Earl Ferrers. After the dissolution of the monasteries, the manor, which belonged to the priory, was given to Anthony Browne and Richard Weston, from whom it passed to the Catlyn family. The Village of Hargrave, which is very scattered, stands about 5½ east by north of Higham Ferrers, and 21 from Northampton. About half a mile from the village, the counties of Northampton, Bedford, and Huntingdon join. The Church, dedicated to All Saints, is an ancient edifice consisting of nave and side aisles, north transept, chancel, and south porch, and tower containing four bells and surmounted by a spire. It was rebuilt in 1868 at a cost of£1700. The living is a rectory in the deanery of Higham Ferrers, rated in the king’s books at £13, 6s. 8d., and now worth £300 per annum. The Rev. Robert Silby Baker, B.A., is both patron and incumbent. The tithes were commuted for land about the year 1800. The register dates from 1572. The Wesleyans have a small chapel in the village, which will seat 130 hearers. It was built in 1860 at a cost of about £200. The National School is a good building erected in 1857 by subscription, at a cost of about £400; average attendance, 60. Post-Office—Mrs Mary Cox, sub-postmistress—letters arrive via St Neots at 10 A.M., and are despatched at 4 P.M. Raunds is the nearest Money-Order Office. |
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