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5 unusual facts about Trumpington


Maris Wigeon

The 'Maris' in the name, was derived from Maris Lane, the address of PBI headquarters in Trumpington, Cambridge.

Robert Leslie Ellis

An attack of rheumatic fever at Sanremo in 1849 left him an invalid, and he returned to Cambridge, living at Anstey Hall, Trumpington, next to his friend John Grote, vicar of Trumpington.

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.

Trumpington

Lady Dorothy Trumpington-Bonnet, a fictional character in the Monarch of the Glen TV series

Trumpington, Cambridgeshire

In 1990 the PBI relocated to Colney, near Norwich, but the reference to the Maris Lane site survives in the names of plants.


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.

John Grote

John Grote (5 May 1813, Beckenham – 21 August 1866, Trumpington, Cambridgeshire) was an English moral philosopher and Anglican clergyman.

Lensfield Road

The previous structure was moved to the corner of Lensfield Road and Trumpington Road in 1856 as a monument to Thomas Hobson.

Trumpington Road

The previous structure was moved to the corner of Trumpington Road and Lensfield Road in 1856 as a monument to Thomas Hobson.

Trumpington Street

The Church of St Mary the Less, Cambridge is next to Peterhouse (just to the north) on the corner of Trumpington Street and Little St Mary's Lane.


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