A vision of Britain through time
A vision of Britain from 1801 to now.
Including maps, statistical trends and historical descriptions.
A vision of Britain through time
A vision of Britain from 1801 to now.
Including maps, statistical trends and historical descriptions.
GRANSDEN (Great), a village and a parish in the district of Caxton and county of Huntingdon. The village stands adjacent to Cambridgeshire, 3 miles NNE of Gamlingay r. station, and 7 SE by E of St. Neots; and has a post office under Royston. The parish comprises 3, 364 acres. Real property, £5, 037. Pop., 641. Houses, 13 4. There are four manors; and they belong to four different parties. The surface is woody; and the rocks are rich in fossils. The living is a vicarage, in the diocese of Ely. Value, £200.* Patron, Clare Hall, Cambridge. The church was built in the 14th century; and consists of nave, chancel, and aisles, with porches and tower. There are a Baptist chapel, alms-houses, and other charities £64.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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| Feature Description: | "a village and a parish" (ADL Feature Type: "populated places") |
| Administrative units: | Great Gaddensden CP/AP Huntingdonshire AncC |
| Place names: | GRANSDEN | GRANSDEN GREAT | GREAT GRANSDEN |
| Place: | Great Gaddensden |
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