Thriplow (All Saints)

THRIPLOW (All Saints), a parish, in the union of Royston, hundred of Thriplow, county of Cambridge, 6 miles (N. N. E.) from Royston; containing 477 inhabitants. A grand rendezvous of the army commauded by Fairfax and Cromwell, took place on Thriplow Heath, in July 1647: instruments of warfare are frequently found here. The parish comprises 2296 acres, of which 1609 were until lately common or waste land. The living is a discharged vicarage, in the patronage of the Bishop of Ely, valued in the king's books at £4. 9. 2.: the great tithes, belonging to Peter House, Cambridge, have been commuted for £617. 12., and the vicarial tithes for £134. 11.; the impropriate glebe contains 55½ acres, and the vicarial about one acre. The church is an ancient cruciform structure, and has several monuments to the family of Lucas. There is a place of worship for Independents.