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55 unusual facts about Cambridgeshire


Abandinus

Abandinus was a name used to refer to a Celtic god or male spirit worshipped in Godmanchester in Cambridgeshire during the Romano-Celtic period.

Anoplosaurus

Harry Govier Seeley named this genus in 1879 for a disarticulated partial postcranial skeleton that had been uncovered at Reach, Cambridgeshire, composed of a left dentary fragment, numerous vertebrae from the neck, back, and sacrum, parts of the pectoral girdle, humerus fragments, part of the left femur, left tibia, foot bones, ribs, and other fragments.

Army Manoeuvres of 1912

The Blue forces bivouacked at Linton and Grierson celebrated his victory with champagne.

The Blue cavalry was ordered to co-operate on the right of the 4th Division and the Territorials to advance from Cambridge to Linton.

Æthelstan Mannessune

His father, Manne, had owned land at Chatteris and Wold, both on Ely, while the Libellus Æthelwoldi Episcopi ("Little Book of Bishop Æthelwold") associated a priest named Manne with land at Haddenham, a place only a few miles distant.

Baron Fairhaven

He had already been created Baron Fairhaven, of Lode in the County of Cambridge, in 1929, with remainder to the heirs male of his body.

Ben Gimbert

On 2 June 2004 new "Benjamin Gimbert G.C" nameplates were applied to 66 077 at Whitemoor yard (March).

Blackburn Type D

Foggin sold the aircraft on to Montague Glew, who crashed it in 1914 on the family farm at Wittering, where the remains lay untouched until discovered by Richard Ormonde Shuttleworth in 1938.

Bourn

The mediaeval village was in a wooded valley and developed along both sides of the Bourn Brook.

A small stream called Bourn Brook runs through the village, eventually joining the River Cam.

Roman remains have been found along the Bourn Brook and near Bourn Hall and there is evidence of Romano-British activity along the top of the valley on the airfield and in the direction of Caxton.

Brington

Brington, Cambridgeshire, a village the Huntingdonshire district of Cambridgeshire, England

Bromus interruptus

It was last seen in the wild in Cambridgeshire in 1972 and is currently classified as extinct in the wild.

Burwell Tramway

As well as serving Fisons chemical (fertilizer) works, the line also served the adjacent Burwell Brick Company brickworks, a cement works, and local fruit growers and farmers.

Christ's Pieces

Note the Milton Road, also in Cambridge, is named after the village of Milton rather than the poet.

Copped Hall

Some of the statues in the gardens were removed to Anglesey Abbey in Cambridgeshire.

Edmund Castle

Castle was appointed public orator for the University of Cambridge in 1727;, he gave up the office in 1729, on being appointed to the vicarages of Elm and Emneth.

Eynesbury Senior College

The school was initially registered as Eynesbury House Senior Secondary College, named after Eynesbury, Cambridgeshire, in England.

Farmers Guide

The East Anglian Farmers Guide, covering Norfolk, Suffolk, Essex, and Cambridgeshire, took a major step by being the first to offer the A4 magazine format on a local basis and to offer farmers free advertising for equipment sold off the farm.

Fen Radio 107.5

While broadcasting as 'Star Fens' the station also covered the Ely and Littleport areas as well, until the 107.1 frequency was taken over by Star 107.9 (Cambridge) - their sister station.

Free School Lane

The "Free School" was established in the 17th century by Dr Stephen Perse who left money in his will to educate 100 boys from Cambridge, Barnwell, Chesterton and Trumpington.

George Herbert Farrar

Sir George Herbert Farrar, 1st Baronet, DSO (17 June 1859 Chatteris, Cambridgeshire – 20 May 1915 Kuibis, South West Africa, was a South African mining magnate, politician and soldier - Colonel and assistant Quartermaster General - Central Force, Union Defence Forces, Hon.

Grafham

Grafham, Cambridgeshire (a village in the English county of Cambridgeshire)

HH Electronics

The company later moved to larger premises at Milton, Cambridgeshire, named the 'Dust Bowl' producing the first of the IC range of music amplifiers.

Holy Trinity Church, Long Melford

The stone carving seen in the Lady Chapel bears similarities to work at King's College Chapel, Cambridge and at Burwell Church in Cambridgeshire.

Ian Peacock

After graduating with a first in English Literature, he presented and produced for BBC Radio Cambridgeshire and went on to make documentaries and features for BBC network radio.

John Peachell

In 1663 he was presented by Sir John Cutts to the rectory of Childerley, Cambridgeshire, which he resigned on obtaining the rectory of Dry Drayton in 1681.

John Preston Maxwell

Maxwell returned to England at some point after 1935 (possibly as a result of the invasion of Beijing by the Japanese in 1937) and lived at Brinkley, Cambridgeshire.

John West, 4th Earl De La Warr

Lord De La Warr married Catherine Lyell, daughter of Henry Lyell, of Bourne, Cambridgeshire, a Swedish nobleman who had emigrated to England.

Lexovisaurus

In the early 1880s collector Alfred Nicholson Leeds acquired a skeleton of a dinosaur excavated at a small brick pit at the hamlet of Tanholt, close to Eye, Cambridgeshire.

Mercedes-Benz W108

When its tires were punctured by a trap, Bond famously drove the car along a railway track in pursuit of a train carrying Octopussy's circus across the West/East German border (although the scenes were actually filmed in Cambridgeshire, England), and just before reaching the border Bond managed to jump upon the train just before the car collided head-on with another train and was sent flying into a river.

Milton Brewery

Milton Brewery moved in July 2012 from the neighbouring village of Milton.

Milton Regis

The Cathedral records of Ely in 680, refer that Seaxburh of Ely,(Queen Sexburga, Abbess of Minster in Sheppey) left her 'life' at the doors of 'Mylton' Church.

Moustached Warbler

There are a few reports from Great Britain, including a pair breeding in Cambridgeshire in 1946, but these records have recently been removed from the official list of British birds.

Nachingwea District

The Anglican Parish of St. Andrew is linked with St. Andrew's Church, Stapleford, Cambridgeshire in the United Kingdom.

Nick Samaras

He was born in Foxton, Cambridgeshire, England, living there and on the island of Patmos, Greece, later settling in Woburn, Massachusetts, his father's home town.

Nigel Crisp, Baron Crisp

Crisp joined the NHS in 1986 from a background in community work, where he worked in Liverpool and Cambridgeshire, and industry and (from 1981 to 1986) was Secretary and Director of Age Concern Cambridge.

Northampton and Peterborough Railway

The line would be relatively easy to build, following the valley of the River Nene to Peterborough, with only a small tunnel to the west of Wansford.

Patrick Murray, 5th Lord Elibank

Lady Elibank's jointure-house was Kirtling Park, Cambridgeshire, the ancient seat of the North family, now pulled down, and there she and Elibank often resided.

Peter Pugh

Peter Pugh is married with three sons and lives in Barrington, Cambridgeshire.

Richard Ashdown

At the age of 14, Ashdown got involved in darts by playing youth county darts for Cambridgeshire county, where he discovered his love for the game.

Saint-Élie-de-Caxton, Quebec

The Gale and Duberger Map of 1795 already identified the area as Caxton Township, named after an English village situated about 15 kilometers from Cambridge.

Stansted Transit

Stansted Transit operated 22 bus routes, in Essex and on the Hertfordshire, Suffolk and Cambridgeshire borders, as well as many school bus contracts tendered by Essex County Council.

Stephen Northup

The other is that he was born in 1625, the son of Henry Northup of Whaddon, Cambridgeshire, England.

Thomas Tusser

At the time of his death he was in possession of a small estate at Chesterton, Cambridgeshire, and his will proves that he was not, as has sometimes been stated, in poverty of any kind, but had in some measure the thrift he preached.

Thorney Abbey

Thorney Abbey was a medieval monastic house established on the island of Thorney in The Fens of Cambridgeshire, England.

Thorney RUFC

The Clubs Ground Is Named after former RFU Chairman and England International Ron Jacobs Who lived in Thorney in his later years.

Vic Watson

In June 2010 a plaque honouring Watson was unveiled in Girton.

Walter of Coventry

The Barnwell annalist, living in Cambridgeshire, was well situated to observe the events of the barons' war, and is our most valuable authority for that important crisis.

But for the years 1201-1225 it is a faithful transcript of a contemporary chronicle, the work of a Barnwell canon.

Wigstan

The site of Wigstan's martyrdom has been variously claimed to be Wistanstow (Shropshire), Wistow (Leics) or Wistow (Cambs).

William de Lode

His secular name was William Gilbert, and before becoming Prior at Spinney he was a canon at nearby Anglesey Abbey, which is near the village of Lode.

William Leete

Leete was born about 1612 or 1613 at Doddington, Huntingdonshire, England, the son of John Leete and his wife Anna Shute, daughter of John Shute, a justice of the King's Court.

Wisbech railway station

Wisbech railway station may refer to one of several railway stations that served the town of Wisbech in Cambridgeshire, England.

XS Latin

The team continues to be based in the Cambridge area (practising in the nearby village of Milton) and is one of only five Adult Latin formation teams competing in the UK.


Alexander Peckover, 1st Baron Peckover

Peckover was born at Wisbech, Cambridgeshire, the son of Algernon Peckover, of Bank House, Wisbech, by Priscilla Alexander, daughter of Dykes Alexander, a banker, of Ipswich, Suffolk.

Anne Campbell

She was a secondary school maths teacher in Cambridgeshire, a lecturer in Statistics at Cambridge College of Arts and Technology (became Anglia Higher Education College in 1989) from 1970–83, and head of Statistics and Data Processing at the National Institute of Agricultural Botany from 1983-92.

Bernard Dillon

Victory on Lemberg in the 1910 Epsom Derby was his most famous achievement although he also rode winners in the 1,000 Guineas (Flair, 1906 and Electra, 1909), Lincoln (Uninsured, 1904), Cambridgeshire (Hacklers Pride, 1905), Eclipse Stakes (Lally, 1907 and dead heated on Lemberg in 1910), Coronation Cup (Pretty Polly, 1906) and the Grand Prix de Paris (Spearmint, 1906).

Bishop of Northampton

The Eastern District consisted of the counties of Cambridgeshire (with the Isle of Ely), Huntingdonshire, Lincolnshire, Norfolk, Northamptonshire, Rutland, and Suffolk, all from the former Midland District, and the counties of Bedfordshire and Buckinghamshire from the London District.

Callovosaurus

This specimen was collected from the middle Callovian–age (Middle Jurassic) Peterborough Member (former Lower Oxford Clay) of the Oxford Clay Formation of Fletton, near Peterborough in Cambridgeshire, England.

Cambridge University Association Football League

This gives Cambridge University county status (separate from Cambridgeshire), with the same voice in English football's governing body as such associations as London, the Army and Women's football.

Cambridgeshire Archives and Local Studies

records of Cambridgeshire and Huntingdonshire families involved in slavery and abolitionism, including lists of individual slaves and plans of a slave hospital in the West Indies dating from 1791

Church of St Vigor, Stratton-on-the-Fosse

This church is one of only two English churches dedicated to him, the other being at Fulbourn in Cambridgeshire.

David Fairey

Fairey's father-in-law, Maurice Crouch, played List A and Minor counties cricket for Cambridgeshire, as well as first-class cricket for other teams.

Denis Cousins

Cousins' son, Darren, played first-class cricket, while his uncle, Harold, played Minor Counties Cricket for Cambridgeshire.

Elliot Yorke

On 11 February 1873, Yorke married Annie, daughter of Sir Anthony de Rothschild, 1st Baronet, at St. Andrew's Parish Church, Wimpole, Cambridgeshire.

Ermine Street

The Old English name was 'Earninga Straete' (1012), named after a tribe called the Earningas, who inhabited a district later known as Armingford Hundred, around Arrington, Cambridgeshire and Royston, Hertfordshire.

George Ewart Evans

After an unsuccessful attempt to move to London, he obtained work during the 1930s as a schoolmaster at Sawston Village College, Cambridgeshire, married, and started a family.

Grafham

Grafham Water (a reservoir in the English county of Cambridgeshire)

Graham Bright

In September 2012 Bright was selected by the Conservative party to be their candidate in the election for Cambridgeshire's Police and Crime Commissioner.

Gransden

Great Gransden, civil parish and village in the Huntingdonshire district of Cambridgeshire, England

Guy Pedder

Educated at Repton School and later attending Trinity College, Oxford, Pedder made his debut in minor counties cricket for Norfolk against Cambridgeshire in the 1913 Minor Counties Championship, with him making a further appearance in that season against Glamorgan.

Hemmingford

Hemingford Abbots a town formerly in Huntingdonshire - now Cambridgeshire, England

Horningsea Park, New South Wales

He named his property Horningsea Park after his birthplace, the village of Horningsea in Cambridgeshire, England.

James Slade

On May 18, 1812, he married Augusta Law, daughter of George Law, Bishop of Chester and under his patronage Slade was made Rector of Teversham, Cambridgeshire in 1813 and Prebendary (later Canon) of Chester Cathedral in 1816.

Jem Mason

Born in Stilton, Cambridgeshire to a horse-dealing family he started riding professionally in 1834, winning at St Albans that year.

John Coolidge

His earliest American ancestor, John Coolidge, emigrated from Cottenham, Cambridgeshire, England, around 1630 and settled in Watertown, Massachusetts.

Jon Cade

His uncle Adrian Cade also played List-A cricket for Huntingdonshire, as well as for Cambridgeshire.

Kimbolton School

Kimbolton School is a British HMC co-educational independent day and boarding school located in the village of Kimbolton, in rural Huntingdonshire in Cambridgeshire, educating approximately 950 boys and girls between the ages of 4 and 18, with boarding starting at age 11.

Matthias Mawson

Soon after his appointment he was presented by Bishop Thomas Greene to the rectory of Conington in Cambridgeshire, and afterwards to that of Hadstock in Essex; the latter he held for many years.

Mike Latham

Latham's son Patrick Latham has played List A and Minor Counties cricket for Cambridgeshire and had second eleven matches in 1998 for both Durham and Somerset.

Outwell

Up until 1990 Outwell parish was split with half in Norfolk and half in Cambridgeshire with the boundary falling along the old course of the River Nene.

Pete Tunstall

He also served at the Advanced Flying Training School (No. 5 FTS) at Oakington in Cambridgeshire as a chief flying instructor.

Peter Shippey

His brother Samuel played Minor counties and List A cricket for Cambridgeshire.

Project Vitello

Project Vitello was a military operation that transferred the 9.2-inch Mark X breech-loading gun at Spur Battery in the British Overseas Territory of Gibraltar to the Imperial War Museum in Duxford, Cambridgeshire, England.

Richard Kemp

He started his training as an infantry soldier in 1977 at Bassingbourn Barracks, Cambridgeshire.

Saint Vigor

After the Norman conquest of England, his cult was established there, and two English churches are dedicated to him, at Fulbourn in Cambridgeshire and Stratton-on-the-Fosse in Somerset.

Simon Burgh

Simon Burgh (died c.1395), of Wimpole, Cambridgeshire, was an English politician.

Sir Francis Russell, 2nd Baronet

Sir Francis Russell, 2nd Baronet, of Chippenham (c. 1616–1664), Member of Parliament for Cambridgeshire and a soldier for the parliamentary cause during the English Civil War

Sir John Swinburne, 6th Baronet

He married Emma, daughter of Richard Henry Alexander Bennet of Babraham, Cambridgeshire, on 13 July 1787; she was a niece of Frances Julia (née Burrell, daughter of Peter Burrell), second wife of the 2nd Duke of Northumberland.

Squirrel Records

Squirrel Records is a UK-based record company based in Trumpington, Cambridgeshire, founded in 1994 by Simon Squirelle, former manager of 90's artists Candyman, The U-Krew, and the Funhouse presenter Pat Sharp.

St Marys railway station

Wisbech St Mary railway station, disused railway station in the village of Wisbech St Mary, Cambridgeshire, England

Stephen Perse Foundation

It was also part of the inspiration for the St Trinian's School books by Ronald Searle, alongside Cambridgeshire High School for Girls (now Long Road Sixth Form College).

Tangerine Computer Systems

was a British microcomputer company founded in 1979 by Dr. Paul Johnson, Mark Rainer and Nigel Penton Tilbury in St. Ives, Cambridgeshire.

The History of the Saracens

Simon Ockley, vicar of Swavesey, Cambridgeshire, devoted himself from an early age to the study of eastern languages and customs and was appointed Sir Thomas Adams Professor of Arabic at Cambridge in 1711.

West Walton

The western flank of the parish is also the county border between Norfolk and Cambridgeshire and is also the course of the River Nene.

William Bosworth

He belonged to a family (whose name is sometimes spelt Boxworth) of Boxworth in Cambridgeshire.

William Hemmant

He built Eldernell House (named for a settlement in Cambridgeshire, near his birthplace) in 1869; it is now the home of the Anglican Archbishop of Brisbane.