Hartwell, Northamptonshire

Description
Hartwell, a village and a parish in Northamptonshire. The village stands near the boundary with Bucks, 2 miles SE from Eoade station on the L. & N.W.R., and 7 1/2 SSE from Northampton, and has a post office under Northampton; money order and telegraph office, Eoade. The parish comprises 1569 acres; population, 477. The manor belongs to the Duke of Grafton. The living is a perpetual curacy in the diocese of Peterborough; gross yearly value, £110. The church, dedicated to St John the Baptist, was built in 1851, is in the Norman style, consists of nave, chancel, and N aisle, and includes a fine Norman arcade, removed from the previous church. There are a Wesleyan chapel and charities worth about £18 a year. About a quarter of a mile NNE of the village is the ancient forest of Salcey, belonging to the Crown, in which Salcey Lawn is situated. Hartwell is celebrated for its lace.