Wappenham, Northamptonshire

Description
Wappenham, a parish, with a village, and the hamlets of Astwell and Falcott, in Northamptonshire, 5 miles SW of Towcester. It has a station on the Northampton and Banbury Junction (L. & N.W.R.), and a post and money order office under Towcester; telegraph office, Helmdon. Acreage, 2312; population of the civil parish, 409; of the ecclesiastical, 509. There is a parish council consisting, of nine members. The manor belongs to the baronet family of Loder. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Peterborough; gross value, £431 with residence. Patron, the Bishop of Peterborough. The church, a building of stone in mixed styles, consists of chancel, nave, aisles, N and S porches, vestry, and embattled western tower with four bells, and contains some ancient and interesting brasses. There is a Wesleyan chapel, and there are a few small charities. Selina, Countess of Huntingdon, foundress of the religious society bearing her name, was born in 1707 at Astwell Castle, a fine mediaeval structure still standing.