A vision of Britain through time
A vision of Britain from 1801 to now.
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A vision of Britain through time
A vision of Britain from 1801 to now.
Including maps, statistical trends and historical descriptions.
SHINGAY, or Shengay, a parish in the district of Royston and county of Cambridge; on the river Cam, 5 miles NNW of Royston r. station. Post town, Arrington, under Royston. Acres, 754. Real property, £1,458. Pop., 128. Houses, 26. The property belongs to the Earl of Hardwicke. A preceptory was founded here, in 1140, by Sybilla, daughter of Roger de Montgomery. The living is a p. curacy, annexed to Wendy.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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| Feature Description: | "a parish" (ADL Feature Type: "countries, 4th order divisions") |
| Administrative units: | Shingay CP/AP Cambridgeshire AncC |
| Place names: | SHENGAY | SHINGAY | SHINGAY OR SHENGAY |
| Place: | Shingay |
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