In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Waresley like this:
WARESLEY, a parish, with a village, in St. Neots districts, Hunts; 2 miles NNE of Gamlingay r. station, and 6 SE of St. Neots. It has a post-office under St. Neots. Acres, 1,979. Real property, £2,555. Pop, 292. Houses, 54. The manor, with W. Park, belongs to the Hon. O. Duncombe. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Ely. Value, £303.* Patron, Pembroke College, Cambridge. The church was rebuilt in 1857.
Waresley through time
Waresley is now part of Huntingdonshire district. Click here for graphs and data of how Huntingdonshire has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Waresley itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Waresley in Huntingdonshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/7438
Date accessed: 19th April 2024
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