The Victoria History of the Counties of England: A History of Northamptonshire, volume VIII: Towcester Hundred
Author:   Stephanie Carter ,  Karen Averby ,  Hannah Ingram ,  Mark Page
Publisher:   Victoria County History
ISBN:  

9781904356592


Pages:   350
Publication Date:   03 March 2026
Format:   Hardback
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The Victoria History of the Counties of England: A History of Northamptonshire, volume VIII: Towcester Hundred


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Long-awaited volume for the Victoria County History of Northamptonshire covers the 6 parishes in Towcester Hundred including the historic market town of Towcester. This contribution to the Red Book series is the eighth volume of the Victoria County History of Northamptonshire. It provides accounts of Towcester hundred, encompassing 6 parishes including the historic market town of Towcester. The rolling landscape is punctuated by dispersed villages that form the hundred with each settlement linked to the Roman Watling Street that traverses the full length of the hundred. Towcester's history is inextricably linked to this transport corridor, with an important coaching trade emerging in the 17th and 18th centuries. The hundred had a notable range of localised industries by the 1800s, including shoemaking, lacemaking and framework knitting. Its predominantly agricultural landscape was interrupted by the coming of the Grand Union Canal and railway in the 19th century, bringing industry, manufacture and expansion.

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Author:   Stephanie Carter ,  Karen Averby ,  Hannah Ingram ,  Mark Page
Publisher:   Victoria County History
Imprint:   Victoria County History
ISBN:  

9781904356592


ISBN 10:   1904356591
Pages:   350
Publication Date:   03 March 2026
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  College/higher education ,  Professional & Vocational ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

TOWCESTER HUNDRED Stephanie Carter PARISH HISTORIES TOWCESTER Stephanie Carter with principal contributions from Hannah Ingram, David Lepine and Charlotte Young ABTHORPE Mark Page COLD HIGHAM Charlotte Young with contributions from Karen Averby GAYTON Stephanie Carter with contributions from Karen Averby PATTISHALL Hannah Ingram with contributions from Karen Averby, Colin Chapman, Iris Illingworth and Roger Morris TIFFIELD Hannah Ingram with contributions from Karen Averby List of Abbreviations Select Bibliography Index

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Dr Stephanie Carter is the County Editor for VCH Northamptonshire. Hannah Ingram, Mark Page and Charlotte Young are Contributing Editors for VCH Northamptonshire.

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