The Northern Electoral Division shall compromise such part of the Parish of Rushden as is circumscribed by a line starting at the point when the boundary of the Parish between Irchester and Rushden crosses the Irchester Road and running in a North Eastwardly direction along the centre of the Irchester road to its junction with the High Street, thence in a Northwardly direction along the centre of High Street to its junction with Queen Street thence in a North Eastwardly direction along the centre of Queen Street to its junction with Cromwell Road thence in a South Eastwardly direction along the centre of Cromwell Road to its junction with the public footpath leading to Chelveston thence in a North Eastwardly direction along the centre of the said footpath to the Parish boundary between Higham Ferrers and Rushden and thence in a North Westwardly direction along the Parish boundary to its starting point on the Irchester Road.
The Southern Electoral Division shall comprise such part of the Parish of Rushden as is circumscribed by a line starting at the point where the boundary of the parish between Irchester and Rushden crosses the Irchester Road and running in a North Eastwardly direction along the centre of the Irchester Road to its junction with the Wellingborough Road, thence in a South Eastwardly direction along the centre of the Wellingborough Road to its junction with the High Street, thence in a Northwardly direction along the centre of High Street to its junction with Queen Street, thence in a North Eastwardly direction along the centre of Queen Street to its junction with Cromwell Road thence in a South Eastwardly direction along the centre of Cromwell Road to its junction with the Public footpath leading to Chelveston, thence in a North Eastwardly direction along the centre of the said footpath to the Parish Boundary between Higham Ferrers and Rushden and thence in a South Eastwardly direction along the Parish boundary to its starting point on the Irchester Road.
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Above: transcript of a handwritten undated document, with no heading, came to us with
several other documents dated between 1875 & 1890, including the document
Below: contents of the Ballott Box taken to Polling Station No 2
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