In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Elsworth like this:
ELSWORTH, a parish in Caxton district, Cambridge; near the boundary with Hunts, 3 miles NNE of Caxton, and 5½ WSW of Long Stanton r. station. It has a post office under St. Ives. Acres, 3, 700. Real property, £4, 062. Pop., 787. Houses, 183. Part of the land is common. Elsworth House was the seat of the Pickwoods. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Ely. Value, £480.* Patron, the Duke of Portland. The church is a fine edifice, with a pinnacled tower. There are a Baptist chapel, a national school, an alms-house with £52 a year, and other charities £7.
Elsworth through time
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GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Elsworth in South Cambridgeshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/3788
Date accessed: 16th April 2024
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