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Teversham Cambridgeshire Lewis Topographical Dictionary of England 1845

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TEVERSHAM (All Saints), a parish, in the union of Chesterton, hundred of Flendish, county of Cambridge, 3 ½ miles (E.) from Cambridge; containing 220 inhabitants. It is situated on the road from Cambridge to Newmarket, and comprises by admeasurement 1187 acres.

Tadlow Cambridgeshire Lewis Topographical Dictionary of England 1845

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TADLOW (St. Giles), a parish, in the union of Caxton and Arrington, hundred of Armingford, county of Cambridge, 4 ½ miles (E. S. E.) from Potton; containing 173 inhabitants. The living is a discharged vicarage, valued in the king’s books at £6. 17., and in the gift of the Master and Fellows of Downing College, Cambridge, who are the impropriators : the great tithes have been commuted for £5. 10., and those of the vicar for £125. 8.; there are 9 acres of glebe.

Source: A Topographical Dictionary of England by Samuel Lewis Fifth Edition Published London; by S. Lewis and Co., 13, Finsbury Place, South. M. DCCC. XLV.

Murrow Cambridgeshire Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales Circa 1870

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MURROW, a hamlet in Leverington parish, Cambridge; 5 miles WSW of Wisbeach. It formerly had a chapel.

Source: The Imperial Gazetteer of England & Wales [Wilson, John M]. A. Fullarton & Co. N. d. c. [1870-72].

Abington (Great) Cambridgeshire Lewis Topographical Dictionary of England 1845

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ABINGTON, GREAT (St. Mary), a parish, in the union of Linton, hundred of Chilford, county of Cambridge, 2 ¼ miles (N. W.) from Linton ; containing 358 inhabitants. This place was formerly in the possession of the Veres, Earls of Oxford, to one of whom a market on Friday, to be held here, was granted about 1256, with a fair on the festival of St. Lawrence, both of which have been long discontinued. The living is a discharged vicarage, valued in the king’s books at £7. 16. 3.; net income, £62 ; patron and impropriator, T. Mortlock, Esq. The tithes, with some exceptions, were commuted for land under an inclosure act in 1801. A school for girls is supported by subscription.

Source: A Topographical Dictionary of England by Samuel Lewis Fifth Edition Published London; by S. Lewis and Co., 13, Finsbury Place, South. M. DCCC. XLV.

Abington in the Clay Cambridgeshire Lewis Topographical Dictionary of England 1845

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ABINGTON-IN-THE-CLAY, or Abington-Pigots (St. Michael), a parish, in the union of royston, hundred of Armingford, county of Cambridge, 4 ½ miles (W. N. W.) from Royston; containing 232 inhabitants. It had formerly the privilege of holding a market on Friday, granted about the year 1335 to the Bassingbourns. The parish comprises 1239a. 8p., of which 885 acres are arable, 268 meadow, 64 wood, and 19 occupied by cottages. The living is a rectory, valued in the king’s books at £16. 2. 3 ½., and in the gift of M. G. F. Pigott, Esq.: the tithes have been commuted for a rent-charge of £354, and there are 28 acres of glebe. A school is supported by subscription.

Source: A Topographical Dictionary of England by Samuel Lewis Fifth Edition Published London; by S. Lewis and Co., 13, Finsbury Place, South. M. DCCC. XLV.

Abington Little Cambridgeshire Lewis Topographical Dictionary of England 1845

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ABINGTON, LITTLE (St. Mary), a parish, in the union of linton, hundred of chilford, county of cambridge, 2 ¾ miles (N. W. by N.) from Linton; containing 277 inhabitants. This place appears to be of some antiquity, its church having been given by Stephen, Earl of Brittany, to the monastery of St. Mary in York, subsequently to which, the prior of Pentney, in Norfolk, possessed it. The living is a discharged vicarage, valued in the king’s books at £7. 6. 5 ½.; net income, £875 patron, T. Mortlock, Esq. The tithes were commuted for land and a money payment by an inclosure act in 1801.

Source: A Topographical Dictionary of England by Samuel Lewis Fifth Edition Published London; by S. Lewis and Co., 13, Finsbury Place, South. M. DCCC. XLV.

Shepreth Cambridgeshire Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales Circa 1870

2009-03-28T17:11:30Z

SHEPRETH, a parish, with a village, in the district of Royston and county of Cambridge; on the Hitchin and Cambridge railway, 5 miles NE by N of Royston. It has a station on the railway, and a post-office under Royston. Acres, 1,269. Real property, £2,714. Pop., 339. Houses, 78. S. manor belonged to Chatteris nunnery; passed, through the Laxtons and others, to the Layers; and belongs now to B. H. Wortham, Esq. Dockwra and Tyrrel manors belong to W. R. Woodham, Esq.; and Wimbish manor, to J. I. Ellis, Esq. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Ely. Value, £92. Patron, B. H. Wortham, Esq. The church was recently in disrepair. There are an Independent chapel, a small free school, allotments for the poor, and other charities £14.

Source: The Imperial Gazetteer of England & Wales [Wilson, John M]. A. Fullarton & Co. N. d. c. [1870-72].

Little Shelford Cambridgeshire Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales Circa 1870

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SHELFORD (LITTLE), a parish, with a village, in Chesterton district, Cambridge; ½ a mile WSW of Shelford r. station, and 4 ½ S of Cambridge. It has a post-office under Cambridge. Acres, 1,200. Real property, £2,534. Pop. in 1851, 580; in 1861, 474. Houses, 102. The manor belongs to J. E. Law, Esq. The manor-house is the residence of Mrs. Gray; and S. Hall, of Col. R. G. Wale. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Ely. Value, £400. Patron, J. E. Law, Esq. The church is decorated English. There is an Independent chapel.

Source: The Imperial Gazetteer of England & Wales [Wilson, John M]. A. Fullarton & Co. N. d. c. [1870-72].

Great Shelford Cambridge Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales Circa 1870

2009-03-28T17:08:12Z

SHELFORD (GREAT), a village, a parish, and a sub-district, in Chesterton district, Cambridge. The village stands adjacent to the London and Cambridge railway, near the Gogmagog hills, 4 miles S by E of Cambridge; and has a station on the railway, and a post-office under Cambridge. The parish comprises 1,900 acres. Real property, £4,320. Pop., 1,006. Houses, 221. The chief manor belongs to Gains College, Cambridge; and two smaller manors belong to St. John’s College and E. H. De Freville, Esq. There are a brewery, a large flour-mill, and nine wells supplying Cambridge with water. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Ely. Value, £102. Patron, the Bishop of Ely. The church is later English, and has a modern tower. There are a Baptist chapel of 1856, a national school, a British school, and charities £47.— The sub-district contains 14 parishes. Acres, 21,580. Pop., 7,157. Houses, 1,539.

Source: The Imperial Gazetteer of England & Wales [Wilson, John M]. A. Fullarton & Co. N. d. c. [1870-72].

Chilford Cambridgeshire Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales Circa 1870

2009-03-28T17:07:27Z

CHILFORD, a hundred in Cambridge. It lies round Linton; adjoins Essex and Suffolk; and contains eleven parishes. Acres, 21,935. Pop., 5,776. Houses, 1,217.

Source: The Imperial Gazetteer of England & Wales [Wilson, John M]. A. Fullarton & Co. N. d. c. [1870-72].