In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Pidley like this:
PIDLEY-CUM-FENTON, a parish in St. Ives district, Huntingdon; 2¾ miles W by N of Somersham r. station and 5 N N E of St. Ives. Post-town, Woodhurst, under Huntingdon. Acres, 3, 739. Real property, £5, 276. Pop., 569. Houses, 121. The property is chiefly divided among ten. Much of the surface is fen. The living is a p. curacy, annexed to the rectory of Somersham, in the diocese of Ely. The church was rebuilt in 1865, at a cost of £1,050; is in the early English style; and has a tower and tiled spire. There are an endowed schooland charities, with aggregately £55.
Pidley through time
Pidley is now part of Huntingdonshire district. Click here for graphs and data of how Huntingdonshire has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Pidley itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Pidley in Huntingdonshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/7353
Date accessed: 19th April 2024
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