A vision of Britain through time
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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.
HINXTON, a village and a parish in Linton district, Cambridge. The village stands on the S border of the county, near the London and Cambridge railway, 2 miles N by W of Chesterford r. station, and 4½ W by S of Linton; and has a post office under Saffron-Walden. The parish comprises 1, 503 acres. Real property, £2. 614. Pop., 396. Houses, 95. The manor belongs to E. H. G. De Freville, Esq. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Ely. Value, £150.* Patron, Jesus College, Cambridge. The church consists of nave, chancel, and aisle, with large square tower; and has a brass of 1416, A record of the Reformation here, in 1643, says, "We brake down 23 superstitions pictures, ordered a cross to be taken off the steeple, and the Lady Hind to level the steps." There are a British school and charities £16.
(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: | Hinxton CP/AP Linton RegD/PLU Cambridgeshire AncC |
| Place: | Hinxton |
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