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Hildersham

Village in Cambridgeshire, England

Summary

Village in Cambridgeshire, England

Field	Value
country	England
coordinates
official_name	Hildersham
population	211
population_ref	(2011)
shire_district	South Cambridgeshire
region	East of England
shire_county	Cambridgeshire
constituency_westminster	South East Cambridgeshire
post_town	CAMBRIDGE
postcode_district	CB21
postcode_area	CB
dial_code	01223
os_grid_reference	TL5448

Hildersham is a small village 8 mi to the south-east of Cambridge, England. It is situated just off the A1307 between Linton and Great Abington on a tributary of the River Cam known locally as the River Granta.

The parish boundary extends from the Roman Road, known in medieval times as Wool Street, north of the village, to the border with Essex to the south.

The village sign was designed by D.E. Arkright, who along with her husband, R.B. Arkright, lived in the village for over 40 years.

Population

In the 2001 census, the parish had a population of 202, in 81 households, increasing to a population of 211 in 90 households at the 2011 Census.

History

The place-name 'Hildersham' is first attested in the Domesday Book of 1086, where it appears as Hildricesham. The name means 'Hildric's village or settlement'. At the time of Domesday there were 20 residents in the parish.

One of England's greatest chroniclers, Matthew Paris, is believed to have been born in Hildersham, where the Paris family were at one time lords of the manor. The Anglican divine Conyers Middleton died in the village in 1750.

Church

The parish is served by Holy Trinity Church in Hildersham. The church was first built in the 12th century, and the present tower and sacristy survive from that date. The tall nave was rebuilt in the late 13th century and the chancel arch around 1400. The original 12th-century octagonal font is still present.

Village life

Until August 2013, the village was home to The Pear Tree public house.

References

"Parishes - Hildersham". British History Online.
(2001). "Hildersham parish". UK census.
"Civil Parish population 2011". Office for National Statistics.
[[Eilert Ekwall]], ''The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Place-names'', p.239.
"Cambridgeshire". Domesday Book.
Edmund Carter. (1819). "The History of the County of Cambridge".
John Marius Wilson. (1872). "Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales".

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