[1] The village is in one of the longest and narrowest parishes in Northamptonshire and is built around the Church of St Mary the Virgin, which dates back to circa 1190.

[3] Property at Little Harrowden, Raunds and Wellingborough was included in the marriage settlement between Henry Gage and Margaret Boyville.

On 30 September 1484, King Richard III granted to Thomas Metcalfe, the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, wardship and control of the marriage of Henry, a minor who was the son and heir of John Gage, a gentleman who had held land direct from the Crown.

Under the marriage agreement which was made on 12 June 1505, Henry agreed to marry Margaret before the next 29 September and to settle his property on Richard and others beforehand.

By the associated feoffment which was made on 29 July 1505, Henry (who was then described as a gentleman of Little Harrowden) granted all his property at Little Harrowden, Raunds and Wellingborough to Richard Boyville, John Muscote, George Boyville, Richard Whelewright, clerk and Thomas Catelyn of Raunds.

[8] St Mary's church dates mainly from the Norman period and is a Grade II* listed stone building in the Transitional style, from Early English to Decorated; and consists of chancel, with south vestry, clerestoried nave of four bays, aisles, south porch and, until 1967, an embattled western tower, containing a clock and four bells.

The oldest part of the church is the main south doorway which dates from c 1195, and exhibits some good Norman work.