In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Duxford like this:
DUXFORD, a parish and a sub-district in Linton district, Cambridge. The parish lies on the river Cam, near the Cambridge and London railway, between Chesterford and Whittlesford stations, 5½ miles W of Linton; and has a post office under Cambridge. Acres, 3, 132. Real property, £5, 146. ...
Pop., 841. Houses, 184. The property is subdivided. Two parishes, St. Peter and St. John, were anciently in the area; but their mutual boundary not being accurately known, they are now treated, for all civil purposes, as one parish. The livings, however, remain distinct, and are respectively a rectory and a vicarage in the diocese of Ely. Values, £500 and £169.* Patrons, Corpus Christi College, Cambridge, and Clare Hall, Cambridge. Both churches are partly Norman. There are an Independent chapel, a national school, and charities £30. An old inn here was once a priory.—The sub-district includes six other parishes. Acres, 4, 928. Pop., 4, 772. Houses, 1, 015.
Duxford through time
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GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Duxford in South Cambridgeshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
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Date accessed: 26th April 2024
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