Wilbarston, Northamptonshire

Description
Wilbarston, a parish, with a village, in Northamptonshire, 3 miles N from Desborough station on the main line of the M.R., and 5 1/2 E of Market Harborough. It has a post and money order office under Market Harborough; telegraph office, Desborough (R.S.) Acreage, 2876; population, 516. The civil parish includes part of the hamlet of Pipewell. There is a parish council consisting of nine members. The manor belongs to the Watson family. The living is a vicarage, united with the rectory of Stoke Albany, in the diocese of Peterborough; joint net value, £190 with residence. The church is an ancient building of stone in the Early English style, consisting of chancel, nave, aisles, S porch, and a tower with spire. There is a Congregational chapel.