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Paulerspury is a civil parish and small village now in West Northamptonshire. From 1974 until April 2021 it was part of the South Northamptonshire District of Northamptonshire, England. The parish is now in West Northamptonshire, a unitary authority. It is approximately 3 miles (5 km) south of Towcester and 8 miles (13 km) north of Milton Keynes along the A5 major road (which follows the course of the Roman Road of Watling Street). The parish also contains the hamlets or villages of Pury End, Pury Hill and Heathencote; at the time of the 2011 UK census, its population was 1,018. The village is mentioned in the Domesday Book of 1086 as "Paveli's Peri" - a reference to orchards in the area and the lord of the manor Paveli. in 1761 it was the birthplace of William Carey, son of a weaver, who first established the Protestant mission in India. In the 1800s, the place was known as "Pauler's Perry". Paulerspury has known significant historical events. Although the site of the final battle of Queen Boudicca is not confirmed, one of the three locations believed most likely is Cuttle Mill in Paulerspury. During Elizabethan times, the lords of the manor, the Throckmortons, became prominent nobles, and local legend has it that the Queen and her favourite Sir Walter Raleigh stayed in the village (which led to the marriage of Bess Throckmorton to Sir Walter). The restored church has a Norman font and displays good Early English work. The effigies of Sir Arthur Throckmorton (died 1626) and his lady lie on a long tomb. There are also two rare wooden figures, representing Sir Laurence de Paveley (died 1329) and his wife, early landowners in the parish. During the industrial revolution, little industry developed in the area, it mostly being an agricultural community. The main produce other than agriculture was lace.It is said that Queen Victoria favoured Paulespury lace. As lacemaking was superseded by mass-produced textiles the community was impoverished. Today Paulespury is a wealthy commuter village for Milton Keynes and London. [edit] Research Tips[edit] A Vision of Britain through TimeA Vision of Britain through Time describes parishes and former parishes from a gazetteer of 1871; provides an outline of the historic administration links for parishes. The OS map of 1900, the OS map of 1935, and the OS map of 1965 all show parish boundaries and settlements within parishes. These maps are all expandable to show individual parishes and are useful for inspecting changes occuring over the 20th century. [edit] Archive Centres
[edit] Northamptonshire Family History SocietyThe NFHS website describes the activities of the society. The Society is presently transcribing the deposited Marriage Registers for the period 1754 through 1837. These transcriptions may provide more details than can be found on other databases where subscriptions are charged. [edit] GENUKIThe main GENUKI page for Northamptonshire lists a number of topics for research. [edit] Victoria County History
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