In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Chippenham like this:
CHIPPENHAM, a village and a parish in Newmarket district, Cambridge. The village stands on the verge of the county, 3½ miles NNW of Kennet r. station, and 4½ NE by N of Newmarket; and has a post office under Soham. The parish includes also the hamlet of Badlingham. Acres, 4, 205. ...
Real property, £4, 248. Pop., 796. Houses, 153. The manor was given, in 1148, by William de Mandeville to the Knights Hospitallers, who built a preceptory on it; passed, after the dissolution, to the Russells, Cromwell's relations, one of whom entertained Charles I. here; and belongs now to John Tharp, Esq. All the land belongs to the same proprietor; and much of it has been planted. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Ely. Value, £240.* Patron, John Tharp, Esq. The church is good; and there are an endowed school and charities £45.
Chippenham through time
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GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Chippenham in East Cambridgeshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/6208
Date accessed: 26th April 2024
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