Syresham, Northamptonshire

Description
Syresham, a village and a parish in Northamptonshire, The village stands 4 miles NE of Brackley, and 3 SE from Helmdon station on the Banbury and Blisworth section of the L. & N.W.R. It carries on lace-making and boot and shoe making; and has a post office under Brackley; money order office, Silverstone; telegraph office, Helmdon. The£ parish includes Crowfield hamlet, and comprises 3735 acres; population of the civil parish, 773; of the ecclesiastical, 734. There is a parish council consisting of nine members. The manor belongs to the Mitchell family, and much of the land belongs to the Crown. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Peterborough; net value, £18 8. The church is a building of stone in the Early English style, consisting of chancel, organ chamber, nave, aisles, a curious S porch, and" a low western tower with shingled spire. There are a Wesleyan chapel, an endowed school, and charities.