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Parson Drove, Cambridgeshire

Historical Description

Parson Drove, a village and an ecclesiastical parish, which was formed in 1870 from the civil parish of Levering-ton, Cambridgeshire. The village stands three-quarters of a mile S of the boundary with Lincolnshire, 5¼ miles W of Wisbech, and 2¼ N of Murrow station on the G.N. and G.E. Joint railway, and has a post and money order office under Wisbech; telegraph office, Murrow (R.S.O.) The ecclesiastical parish contains also the hamlets of Drove Fen, Swan Gull, and part of the hamlet of Murrow. Population, 159. There is a parish council of eight members. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Ely; gross value, £340 with residence, in the gift of the Bishop of Ely. The church was built in the reign of Henry V., is a building of stone in the Early English style, and consists of nave and aisles with a tower.

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 
Civil parishLeverington 
HundredWisbech 
Poor Law unionWisbech 

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


Directories & Gazetteers

We have transcribed the entry for Parson Drove 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.

DistrictFenland
CountyCambridgeshire
RegionEastern
CountryEngland
Postal districtPE13
Post TownWisbech

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