Moreton Pinkney, Northamptonshire

Description
Moreton Pinkney, a village and a parish in Northamptonshire. The village has a station on the East and West Junction railway, 9 miles N from Brackley, and 8 W by N of Towcester, and a post and money order office under Byfield (R.S.O.); telegraph office, Byfield. The parish comprises 2438 acres; population, 423. There is a parish council consisting of seven members. The manor belongs to the Duke of Grafton. The manor house is ancient, bears the shields of the families of Cope and Gaudier, was restored and enlarged in 1860, and is approached through lodge-gates bearing the arms of the Sempills. A chalybeate spring is at the SW extremity of the village. Lace-making is carried on. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Peterborough; net value, £'220 with residence. Patron, Oriel College, Oxford. The church is an ancient edifice of stone in mixed styles; was restored and partly rebuilt in 1845; and consists of nave, aisles, and chancel, with porches and low tower. The tower and bells were restored in 1891 and again in 1893, after a destructive fire, and a fine clock to the memory of Bishop Ashton Oxenden was erected in 1893. There is a Baptist chapel.