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A vision of Britain through time
A vision of Britain from 1801 to now.
Including maps, statistical trends and historical descriptions.
HILDERSHAM, a village and a parish in Linton district, Cambridge. The village stands on the river Granta, near the Newmarket railway, 2 miles NE of Linton; and has a post office under Cambridge. The parish comprises 1, 499 acres. Real property, £2, 106. Pop., 227. Houses, 51. The manor belonged formerly to the De Veres, Earls of Oxford; and belongs now to F. Huddleston, Esq. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Ely. Value, £288. * Patron, the Rev. R. Goodwin. The church is ancient; recently underwent extensive alterations; and consists of nave, aisles, and chancel, with a tower. Matthew Paris, the chronicler, is supposed to have been a native.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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| Feature Description: | "a village and a parish" (ADL Feature Type: "populated places") |
| Administrative units: | Hildersham CP/AP Linton RegD/PLU Cambridgeshire AncC |
| Place: | Hildersham |
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