In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Papworth St Agnes like this:
PAPWORTH-ST. AGNES, a parish in the district of Caxton and counties of Cambridge and Huntingdon; 3¾ miles E S E of Offord r. station, and 4¼ N N W of Caxton. Post-town, Hilton, under St. Ives. Acres, 1, 290. Real property of the Cambridge portion, £1, 681. Pop., 121. Houses, 25. ...
Real property of the Huntingdon portion, £148. Pop., 44. Houses, 8. The property is divided into five farms. The manor belonged anciently to the Russells; passed to the Papworths and the Mallorys; and, with Lattenbury-Hill House, belongs now to A. Sperling, Esq. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Ely. Value, £400. Patron, A. Sperling, Esq. The church is decorated English, was restored in 1854, and has memorial windows of the Sperlings. There is a parochial school.
Papworth St Agnes through time
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GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Papworth St Agnes in South Cambridgeshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
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Date accessed: 28th April 2024
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