BRIGSTOCK, a parish in the hundred of CORBY,
county of NORTHAMPTON, 22 miles (N, E.) from Northampton,
containing 1037 inhabitants. The living is a
vicarage, with the perpetual curacy of Stanion annexed,
in the archdeaconry of Northampton, and diocese of
Peterborough, rated in the king's books at £11. 7. 31.,
and in the patronage of the Marquis of Cleveland. The
church,- dedicated to St. Andrew, has some Norman
remains amidst various alterations of later date; the
tower is of very rude workmanship, and plastered.
There is a small endowment for parochial schools. By
a custom that prevails in the manor, if any man die
seized of copyhold lands or tenements which have
descended to him in fee, his youngest son inherits 5 but
if they have been purchased by him, they descend to
the eldest son.