A HISTORY OF NORTHAMPTONSHIRE 



Margaret at Park c. 1389 gave to William Holcot 

 half an acre of land above NorthmiU furlong for finding 

 one candle of was before the feast of St. Christopher in 

 front of the altar of St. Katharine.' 



The Bush Close or the Poor Close. 

 CHARITIES An allotment of about 14 acres was set 

 out on the inclosure of the parish in 

 1766, for the use of the poor. The land was sold in 

 1896 and the proceeds invested, producing about ;^30 

 yearly in dividends. The trustees consist of the vicar 

 and four trustees appointed by the Urban District 

 Council of Kingsthorpe in place of the churchwardens 

 and overseers, and the Corporation of Northampton 

 may appoint two additional trustees. The income is 

 distributed to old people and widows. 



The Bread Fund originally consisted of ;^2 30 Con- 

 sols purchased in 1780 with £161^, of which ^^loo was 

 given by George Cook in 1690 and the remainder by 

 persons of the name of Clarke and Gooding and other 

 benefactors. The stock has been increased to ;^2 8o by 

 the investment of accumulations, and the income 

 amounting to £j yearly is distributed in bread by the 

 vicar and two trustees appointed by the Urban District 

 Council in place of the churchwardens. 



The Manor and Town Charity. An allotment of 

 about 16 acres was set out on the inclosure in lieu of 

 lands anciently appropriated to the repair of the high- 

 ways and wells. There was also a schoolhouse known as 

 the Manor House held for the same purposes. This 

 latter property was sold in 1907 and the proceeds were 

 invested in ;^2o8 y. dd. Consols producing ^i, \s. in 

 dividends. The land is let in allotments and produces 

 about ^3 5. The income is applied in the upkeep of the 

 church clock and in paying the beadle's and clerk's 

 salaries. 



Dame Sarah Pritchard by her will proved in the 



Prerogative Court of Canterbury in May 17 18 gave 

 ^5 yearly to be applied in apprenticing poor boys. The 

 charity is administered by the vicar and two trustees 

 appointed by the Urban District Council in place of the 

 churchwardens. The last premium was paid in 1917, 

 and there does not appear to have been any boy ap- 

 prenticed since then. 



The Kingsthorpe Bounty was founded by the Rev. 

 Robert WiUiam Baxter by deed poll dated 2 1 Decem- 

 ber 1842. The endowment originally consisted of 

 j£l,200 3 per cent. Reduced Bank Annuities and the 

 deed directed that ^24 a year should be distributed by 

 the rector equally among 12 men and 12 women, ^^7 

 should be applied in apprenticing boys, and ;^5 to the 

 parish clerk. The endowment now produces ^30 

 yearly, and the income is applied as nearly as possible 

 in accordance with the terms of the deed. 



The Glover Augmentation Fund was founded by 

 the Rev. John Hulbert Glover by deed poll dated 

 14 November 1900. This endowment produces ^^25 

 per annum, which is applicable by the vicar in augment- 

 ing in equal amounts the annuities payable under the 

 Kingsthorpe Bounty. 



Mark Bailey by his will proved at Birmingham 

 II May 1888 gave a sum of money now producing 

 4/. \d. yearly, to the vicar and churchwardens, the 

 income to be applied in bread to the poor. This is dis- 

 tributed at the same time as the bread fund. 



The several sums of stock above-mentioned are with 

 the Official Trustees of Charitable Funds. 



Mrs. M. A. Parker by her will proved at Northamp- 

 ton 13 December 1905 gave ;^loo to the trustees of the 

 Kingsthorpe Baptist Chapel for the benefit of the poor 

 of the church and congregation. The dividends amount- 

 ing to ;^3 \os. 4(2'. yearly are distributed in cash pay- 

 ments of about 5 J. each. 



MOULTON 



Multone, Moltone (si cent.). 



The parish of Moulton covers an area of 3,139 acres; 

 the ground is fairly undulating and of an open nature 

 except for a few plantations. The chief crops are wheat, 

 barley, peas, and beans, and the soil is clay and marl 

 with a subsoil of ironstone and rock. The population, 

 which was 1,638 in 193 1, is chiefly engaged in agricul- 

 ture, but includes many persons engaged in trade and 

 manufacture in Northampton. 



The village, which is large and straggling, lies about 

 half a mile west of the high road to Kettering. In the 

 village are a fair number of 17th-century gabled stone 

 houses, generally with thatched roofs, but in most cases 

 the mullioned windows have been modernized. On 

 one is a well-designed panel inscribed 'i^e A° 1658', 

 on another 'g'^'s 1660', whilst the Artichoke Inn, a two- 

 story building retaining its mullioned windows, is dated 

 1680 and has the initials r"a. There is a Methodist 

 chapel in the main street, and a Baptist chapel at the 

 west end of the village built while the well-known 

 Dr. William Carey, Professor of Sanskrit in Fort William 

 College, India, and founder of the Baptist Missionary 

 Society, was minister here (1785-9). The church 

 stands to the north, rather on the outskirts of the viUage, 

 while the vicarage is more central, near the schools. 

 To the north-west of the church lies the Manor Farm, 

 built on the site of the old manor-house, with traces of 



' Glover, Kingslhorfiarta, iv. 



Hund. R. (Rec. 



ponds still remaining. Bridges, writing about 1720, 

 speaks of it as 'the new house, now called the Hall'. 

 About half a mile farther north, to the right of the road 

 leading to Holcot, and parallel with New Fox Court 

 and Hog Hole Spinney, is the artificial elevation known 

 as Castle Hill, which may have been the site of the 

 Fitz John's manor, for foundations of buildings have 

 been dug up and the remains of a moat are apparent. 



A small stream crosses the parish, and where it passes 

 under the road leading from the village to Moulton 

 Grange the neighbouring ground reaches an elevation 

 of 298 ft. only and is the lowest lying land in the parish, 

 and farther on, where the stream forms the western 

 boundary for a few hundred yards, stands Moulton 

 Mill, with the old windmill, now disused, to the south- 

 east. About three-quarters of a mile west of Moulton is 

 HoUy Lodge, built about 1861 and now the seat and 

 property of Mr. J. T. P. Jeyes, while 2 miles north of 

 the village is Moulton Grange, standing in a pleasantly 

 wooded park where the elevation of 412 ft. is reached, 

 the property of Mrs. Manfield. The northern boundary 

 of the parish is formed by a stream which separates it 

 from Brixworth, and in 1276 Simon son of Simon of 

 Brixworth was accused of appropriating the fishing in a 

 certain stretch of water between the fields of Brixworth 

 and Moulton.^ Part of the parish was inclosed under 

 an Act passed in 1772.^ 



Com.), ii, 13. 3 Priv. Act. 12 Geo. Ill, cap. 139. 



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