Descriptive Gazetteer Entry for Brackley

Brackley, market town with ry. sta., S. Northamptonshire, on river Ouse, 7 miles NW. of Buckingham, pop. 2504; P.O., T.O., 2 Banks. Market-day, Wednesday; has mfrs. of boots and shoes. B. is an ancient town, and was a parl. bor. till 1832.


(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))

Linked entities:
Feature Description: "market town with railway station"   (ADL Feature Type: "cities")
Administrative units: Northamptonshire AncC
Place: Brackley

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