Glatton, a parish in the hundred of normancross, county of huntingdon, 2. This work is centred on one of englands smallest counties, that nonetheless boasts a rich and varied history. Glatton folly, huntingdonshire area information, map, walks. Please join the project and add information if you can. Cambridgeshire was historically known as the county of cambridge, and over time has grown to encompass other shires and towns. The society publishes an annual journal, records of huntingdonshire, which contains short and scholarly articles on huntingdonshire history. The haunted history of huntingdonshire public group facebook. The book explores and investigates 55 haunted locations within huntingdonshire. Many of them are 17 th century, and one of the cottages is a gem, its thatched roof overhanging white walls and grand timbers.
Resources edit edit source civil registration edit edit source birth, marriages and deaths were kept by the government, from july 1837 to the present day. Listed buildings in glatton, huntingdonshire, cambridgeshire. Huntingdonshire family history society huntingdonshire. Featured texts all books all texts latest this just in smithsonian libraries fedlink us genealogy lincoln collection. Lectures the society organises lectures on a monthly basis throughout the winter months.
The haunted history of huntingdonshire is a brand new book due to be published in october 2017. Huntingdonshire page of the gazetteer of market and fairs in england and wales to 1516 which provides information on the establishment and operation of markets and fairs from 7th century to 1516. It was originally located in the ancient county of huntingdonshire but in the 1960s and 1970s local government reorganisation abolished huntingdonshire and glatton found itself in cambridgeshire. The village name in the doomsday book was glattune 1087 and originally is probably derived from saxon glade meaning clearing and ton meaning farm. Records of huntingdonshire huntingdon local history society. Glatton, a village and a parish in the district of peterborough and county of huntingdon. Apr 29, 2020 engraving depicting the may queen at glatton, huntingdonshire, no date. He married elizabeth clarke and fathered samuel in 1735. Birth, marriages and deaths were kept by the government, from july 1837 to the present day.
Inskip ladds the victoria history of the county of huntingdon part of text at british history online. These two political entities were joined in 1974 to form cambridgeshire. Conington lies approximately 10 kilometres 6 mi south of peterborough and 3 kilometres 2 mi north of sawtry, within earshot of ermine street, now called the great north road. Huntingdonshire is almost wholly devoid of trees, and may be described as an agricultural and pastoral co. It was later transferred back to the peterborough district. Glatton is a parish and village, 3 miles southwest from holme station on the main line of the. Holmes family glatton huntingdonshire i am researching the holmes family. It is likely that most of the churches mentioned in the 1086 survey would have been constructed of wood, but several architectural historians have.
A directory of settlements in huntingdonshire detailing their history, agriculture, topography, economy and leading commercial, professional and private residents. Glatton is a parish and village, 3 miles southwest from holme station on the. Following the governments announcement on sunday 10th may, huntingdonshire district councils buildings remain closed for the wellbeing of our staff and customers and in accordance with the governments official advice. Glatton 457th bombardment group glatton, huntingdonshire upwood and the raveleys parish council upwood, huntingdonshire.
If you have a local history site that you would like to be included on these pages please get in touch via the contact page. Architecture a ecclesiasticalchurches monastic houses. Glatton was originally in the peterborough registration district of northamptonshire from 1st july 1837. Glatton is a village and civil parish in cambridgeshire, england, some 8 miles km southwest of peterborough, near the villages of conington, yaxley and stilton. Here he presents one of the latin annals assembled by byrhthferth, an 11thcentury monk at ramsey abbey in huntingdonshire, which despite its conflation of factual and fabulous sources, provides a unique account of early northumbrian history. Mar 25, 2018 the 457th bomb group operated from raf glatton from january 1944 until 20 april 1945, when it completed its 237th and last combat mission at the conclusion of the war. Engraving depicting the may queen at glatton, huntingdonshire, no date. The society was founded in 1957 to promote interest in the local history of huntingdonshire and throughout the year provides a programme of lectures, events, excursions and publications. The haunted history of huntingdonshire is now stocked locally by waterstones. The may queen and her garland, glatton, huntingdonshire. Glatton is one of the fairest villages in the county the village in which beverley nichols wrote her first garden book it has a noble church and lovely houses. The following pages include domesday placenames and landowners, and beneath some are links to websites containing the local history of that place.
Jan, 2018 a usual chilly and cloudy visit to conington level crossing on the east coast mainline after spending around 1 hour and a half on saturday th january 2018. St ives book club st ives, huntingdonshire st ives borough st ives. In 1965, cambridgeshire and the isle of ely were combined while huntingdonshire and the soke of peterborough were brought together. Conington was listed in the domesday book in the hundred of normancross in huntingdonshire. Conington is situated within huntingdonshire which is a nonmetropolitan district of cambridgeshire as well as being a historic county of england. The haunted history of huntingdonshire is a new book that explores many of the old countys ghosts, myths and legends. A history of huntingdonshire was written by the freelance genealogist, researcher and historian michael wickes, with drawings by brian percival and cartography by michael nix. Volume 2 1932 indexed in separate volume william page, granville proby and s. Parish history edit edit source molesworth, is a parish, with a village, in the district of thrapston, huntingdonshire, 5. Glatton, an attractive village of 105 dwellings, is situated one mile west of the a1m between huntingdon and peterborough. With an explnatory key, a reference to the hundreds and identifying places such as, ellington, ripton regis, abbotesley, folkesworth, orton. Conington is a village and civil parish in cambridgeshire, england. Cup archive, 1964 huntingdonshire england 80 pages.
Glatton formerly included the hamlet of holme, but even in the th century holme was beginning to show a certain importance of its own, and early in the 19th century it became a separate parish. Stock is held in both their peterborough and their st neots branches. It lies in the nonmetropolitan district of huntingdonshire, which is part of cambridgeshire as well as being a historic county. Glatton, huntingdonshire area information, map, walks. Glatton hall, a brick house standing in a small park, is the property of the peterborough and district cooperative society. Trains at conington level crossing, ecml 250318 youtube. The book provides a comprehensive collection of huntingdonshire ghost stories, along with a host of interesting and quirky historical facts relating to huntingdonshire hauntings. An attractive hand coloured county map of huntingdonshire. Glatton folly, huntingdonshire area information, map. Elton, huntingdonshire genealogy heraldry and history. He married elizabeth careless and they had john in 1708. Henry ii, on his accession in 1154, declared all of. Huntingdonshire the following pages include domesday placenames and landowners, and beneath some are links to websites containing the local history of that place. Huntingdonshire, england genealogy search surname, census.
Compiled from printed primary source material, most of which conssits of. Nicholas lies in the centre of the village and was recorded in the domesday book. A usual chilly and cloudy visit to conington level crossing on the east coast mainline after spending around 1 hour and a half on saturday th january 2018. Aptly described as the village in the valley in the 1930s by a former resident, beverly nichols it is now a mixture of traditional cottages, some from the 17th and 18th centuries, victorian houses and modern developments almost half the village being built since 1950. The may queen and her garland, at glatton, huntingdonshire. See also huntingdonshire main page battles castles historic houses history over view. Hms glatton 1795 hms glatton was a 56gun fourth rate of the royal navy. Glatton, huntingdonshire, cambridgeshire, pe28 ii row of three tombstones and one chest tomb circa 9 metres east of the chancel to st nicholas parish ii tea kettle barn circa 500 metres north of glatton lane. Huntingdonshire local history society huntingdonshire. Search the history of over 431 billion web pages on the internet. History of huntingdonshire map and description for the.
Glatton, huntingdonshire genealogy heraldry and history. Trains at conington level crossing, ecml 118 youtube. Other towns in the district are st ives, godmanchester, st neots and ramsey. The victoria history of the counties of england series for huntingdonshire covers the history, including village, town, social, economic and natural history, of the county in several volumes.
Scientific farming has of late greatly stimulated the productiveness of the soil, and the arable farms of the upland districts are peculiarly noted for superior. Huntingdonshire, an inland county bounded on the north and west by the county of northampton, on the southwest and soutb by the county of bedford, on the east by the county of cambridge. Please add to and improve this project of you wish to be involved without copying and pasting from external sources. Mary andrews was his wife and they had samuel in 1768. This page will shortly contain a complete list of all the copies of the records of huntingdonshire that have been published. Subsequently it was transferred to the stilton subdistrict of huntingdonshire. The village stands on the verge of the county and on the river xen, adjacent to the l. The villages and places of huntingdonshire in 1086 is recorded in the domesday book.
It is likely that most of the churches mentioned in the 1086 survey would have been constructed of wood, but several architectural historians have reasoned that glatton unusually may have been of stone. The royal navy bought her in 1795 and converted her into a warship. The living is a rectory, in the archdeaconry of huntingdon, and diocese of lincoln, rated in the kings books at. As we are currently receiving a large number of calls, can you please access our services via the buttons below for the information you require. Glatton, huntingdonshire area information, map, walks and more. Please add to and improve this project of you wish to be involved without copying and pasting from external sources see also huntingdonshire main page battles. A history of huntingdonshire by wickes michael abebooks.
Glatton 457th bombardment group glatton, huntingdonshire. Glatton is a small village situated in the north west of cambridgeshire not far from the northamptonshire border. Glatton, a village and a parish in huntingdonshire. Huntingdonshire article about huntingdonshire by the. The 457th bomb group operated from raf glatton from january 1944 until 20 april 1945, when it completed its 237th and last combat mission at the conclusion of the war. An index to the pages for huntingdonshire is available online. Glatton was listed in the domesday book in the hundred of normancross in huntingdonshire. Glatton, huntingdonshire, cambridgeshire, pe28 ii row of three tombstones and one chest tomb circa 9 metres east of the chancel to st nicholas parish ii tea. History of glatton in huntingdonshire map and description.
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