In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Whaddon like this:
WHADDON, a parish in the district of Royston and county of Cambridge; 2¼ miles W of Meldreth r. station, and 4 N of Royston. Post town, Royston. Acres, 1,463. Real property, £2,213. Pop., 319. Houses, 60. The manor belongs to Lord Hardwicke. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Ely. Value, £220.* Patrons, the Dean and Canons of Windsor. The church is old.
Whaddon through time
Whaddon is now part of South Cambridgeshire district. Click here for graphs and data of how South Cambridgeshire has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Whaddon itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Whaddon in South Cambridgeshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/3829
Date accessed: 24th April 2024
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