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Thriplow, Cambridgeshire

Historical Description

Thriplow, a village and a parish in Cambridgeshire. The village lies 2¾ miles WSW of Whittlesford station on the G.E.R., and 7 NE by E of Royston. It has a post and money order office under Royston; telegraph office, Harston. Acreage of parish, 2501; population, 442. Thriplow Heath was a grand rendezvous of the army under Fairfax and Cromwell in July, 1647. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Ely; net value, £160 with residence. Patron, the Bishop of Ely. The church is an ancient building of flint and rubble in the Early English style. There is a Congregational chapel.

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 parishThriplow All Saints 
HundredThriplow 
Poor Law unionRoyston 

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


Civil Registration

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Directories & Gazetteers

We have transcribed the entry for Thriplow from the following:


Land and Property

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


Maps

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Newspapers and Periodicals

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Visitations Heraldic

The Visitations of Cambridgeshire 1575 and 1619 is available online.

DistrictSouth Cambridgeshire
CountyCambridgeshire
RegionEastern
CountryEngland
Postal districtSG8
Post TownRoyston

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