In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Sawston like this:
SAWSTON, a village and a parish in Linton district, Cambridgeshire The village stands near the river Cam, 1 mile N N E of Whittlesford r. station, and 7 S S E of Cambridge; was once a market town; and has a post-office‡ under Cambridge. The parish comprises 1,856acres. Real property, £4, 428. ...
Pop. in 1851, 1, 124; in 1861, 1, 363. Houses, 270. The increase of pop. arosefrom the establishment of a paper-mill and parchment-factory. S. Hall is the seat of F. Huddlestone, Esq. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Ely. Value, £170. Patrons, J. Gosling and F. Huddlestone, Esq. The church is good. There are an Independent chapel, a private Roman Catholic chapel, alms-houses for 8 persons, and other charities £108.
Sawston through time
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GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Sawston in South Cambridgeshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/3823
Date accessed: 23rd April 2024
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