STOWE-NINE-CHURCHES, a parish in the hundred
of FAWSLEY, county of NORTHAMPTON, 5 miles
(S. E. by B.) from Daventry, containing 395 inhabitants.
The living is a rectory, in the archdeaconry of
Northampton, and diocese of Peterborough, rated in
the king's books at £ 18, and in the patronage of the
Rev. J. L. Crawley. The church, dedicated to St. Michael,
contains a magnificent monument, erected by
Nicholas Stone, in 1617, to the memory of Elizabeth,
fourth daughter of John, Lord Latimer. The Grand
Junction canal passes through the parish, and the ancient
Watling-street forms its eastern boundary. The
Rev. Edward Williams bequeathed the interest of & 120
for teaching poor children, and providing them with
books.