ManorThe Countess Judith possessed 2 hides of land here, which were held by Lanzelin and Winemar; and Turstin held 1½ virgates in Boziete, at the time of the Conqueror's survey. In the reign of Henry II, David, king of Scotland, had 2 hides, and William Peverel 3 small virgates. In the thirty-ninth of Henry III (1216) John de Stokes gave all his possessions here to the abbey of St James in Northampton, and by the gift of other benefactors St James' Abbey had many other lands and tenements in Bozeat. In the third of Edward I (1272), this manor was in the hands of the Crown, and in the thirteenth of the same reign it was in the possession of Robert de Twengh. In the ninth of Edward II (1315), Wm. de Latimer and the abbot of St James, near Northampton, were lords of Bozeat. With the Latimer family the manor continued till the ninth of Elizabeth (1576), when it descended to Dorathy, daughter of John lord Latimer, and wife of Sir Thomas Cecil, who sold it to John Wiseman, Esq., to whose posterity it descended. The manor belonging to the abbey of St James was valued at the dissolution at £10, and granted to Philip Meredith, William Woodleys, and others, and in the reign of James I it was in the possession of John Wiseman, Esq.

The Village of Bozeat stands on the London road, about 6 miles south of Wellingborough, and 12 miles from Northampton.

The Church, which is much in need of restoration, is dedicated to the Blessed Virgin, and consists of nave, chancel, north and south aisles and tower from which rises an octagonal broach spire. The tower, a fine one, for the most part of the First Pointed period, is in an exceedingly bad condition. It had suffered greatly from the insertion of a large window and of a Late Decorated doorway beneath it; the half of each have been walled up probably soon after the mischief was done, and further attempts to strengthen the tower were made in 1753 but it has still a very insecure appearance. The south entrance to the church is through a lofty Perpendicular porch, the doorway within which is a fine specimen of Early English. In the chancel are a priest's door and a low side-window. The greater part of the nave is of a Decorated character, whilst the chancel windows are of modern date. The east window, of three lights, is of the Decorated style, filled with stained glass representing the Ascension, and is to the memory of Thomas Hardy, only son of Thomas Revis, Esq., lord of the manor. On each side of this window are tablets having painted on, in black letters with illuminated capitals, the Lord's Prayer, the Creed, and the Ten Commandments. A small gallery is at the west end, on which was formerly the organ, which has recently been removed to the north side of the chancel. The chancel was restored in 1873-4 at the expense of the vicar, assisted by the lay impropriator, at a cost of £400, including an organ. The living is a discharged vicarage, consolidated with that of Strixton, in the deanery of Higham Ferrers, rated in the king's books at £8, and now worth £300 per annum, in the patronage of Earl Spencer, and incumbency of the Rev. John Frederick Pizey, M.A. The tithes were commuted in 1798 for land. The Vicarage House stands near the church.

Here is a Baptist Chapel, erected in 1844, a Wesleyan Chapel, in 1834, and there is also a Wesleyan Reform Chapel in the village.

Charities The town land, 13 acres, with cottages, yield £35 a year (which go to the repairs of the church), and 25s., left by Cox and Dexter, is annually distributed to the poor.

The School, situated in the centre of the village, was erected in 1873 at a cost of about £2000, under the Government Educational Board. It is a very good building of stone, capable of accommodating 230, and the present average attendance is 150. The Reading Room and Library were established in October 1872. There are at present 50 members, who pay 5s. each per annum.

Post-officeWall-Box. Letters arrive from Wellingborough at 9 A.M., and the box is cleared at 4.5 P.M., and 10.15 A.M. on Sundays.