Luddington with Hemington, Northamptonshire Genealogy

England Northamptonshire Northamptonshire Parishes

Parish History
LUDDINGTON-in-the-Brook (St. Andrew), a parish, in the union of Oundle, partly in the hundred of Leightonstone, county of Huntingdon, but chiefly in that of Polebrook, N. division of the county of Northampton, 6 miles (S. E. by E.) from Oundle. The parish comprises by admeasurement 1026 acres, of which 620 are in Northamptonshire.

Additional information:

This parish is partly in Huntingdonshire and Northamptonshire with the majority of this parish being in Northamptonshire. Oringally these were two separate ancient parishes that were joined in 1849. It is also known as "Luddington in the Brook" according to Youngs "Guide to Local Administrative Units of England".

Civil Registration
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Probate records
Records of wills, administrations, inventories, indexes, etc. were filed by the court with jurisdiction over this parish. Go to Northamptonshire Probate Records to find the name of the court having primary jurisdiction. Scroll down in the article to the section Court Jurisdictions by Parish.

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■England Jurisdictions 1851 ■Vision of Britain