In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Orwell like this:
ORWELL, a village and a parish in Caxton district, Cambridgeshire. The village stands adjacent to the Roman road to Cambridge, 3 miles N N W of Shepreth r.station, and 6¾ N of Royston; and has a post-office under Royston. The parish comprises 1,850 acres. Real property, £3, 464. Pop., 645. ...
Houses, 135. The property is divided among a few. The manor belongs to Capt. Bendyshe. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Ely. Value, £440.* Patron, Trinity College, Cambridge. The church is ancient; consists of nave, aisles, and fine chancel, with porch and tower; and containsmonuments of Professors Stubbs and Mason, who were rectors. A chapel was formerly at Malton, and is nowa ruin. There are a Wesleyan chapel, an endowed school with £50 a year, and charities £82.
Orwell through time
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GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Orwell in South Cambridgeshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/2596
Date accessed: 25th April 2024
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