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Little Abington, Cambridgeshire

Historical Description

Abington, Little, a parish in Cambridgeshire, adjoining the N side of Great Abington, and 1 mile NE from Pampisford station on the G.E.R. Acreage, 1309; population, 268. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Ely; yearly value, £85 with residence. The church belonged to Pentney Abbey, was restored in 1885, and contains tombs of the Daltons. Post town, Cambridge; telegraph office, Linton.

Transcribed from The Comprehensive Gazetteer of England & Wales, 1894-5

Administration

The following is a list of the administrative units in which this place was either wholly or partly included.

Ancient CountyCambridgeshire 
Ecclesiastical parishLittle Abington St. Mary 
HundredChilford 
Poor Law unionLinton 

Any dates in this table should be used as a guide only.


Church Records

The register dates from about the year 1668.


Churches

Church of England

St. Mary (parish church)

The church of St. Mary is an ancient structure of flint and rubble, in the Norman and Early English styles, consisting of chancel, nave, north transept, south porch and an embattled western tower containing one bell: the church was thoroughly restored in 1885, when a stained east window was presented by the late Edmund John Mortlock esq.: there are 120 sittings.


Civil Registration

For general information about Civil Registration (births, marriages and deaths) see the Civil Registration page.


Directories & Gazetteers

We have transcribed the entry for Little Abington from the following:


Land and Property

The Return of Owners of Land in 1873 for Cambridgeshire is available to browse.


Maps

Online maps of Little Abington are available from a number of sites:


Newspapers and Periodicals

The British Newspaper Archive have fully searchable digitised copies of the following Cambridgeshire papers online:


Visitations Heraldic

The Visitations of Cambridgeshire 1575 and 1619 is available online.

DistrictSouth Cambridgeshire
CountyCambridgeshire
RegionEastern
CountryEngland
Postal districtCB21
Post TownCambridge

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