In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Kingston like this:
KINGSTON, a village and a parish in Caxton district, Cambridge. The village stands adjacent to the Cambridge and Bedford railway, 2 miles E by N of Old North Road station, and 3 SE of Caxton; and had formerly a weekly market and two fairs. The parish comprises 1,807 acres. Post town, Caxton, under Royston. Real property, £2, 646. Pop., 313. Houses, 62. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Ely. Value, not reported. Patron, King's College, Cambridge. The church comprises nave, aisles, and chancel, with S porch and very low tower. Charities, £26.
Kingston through time
Kingston 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 Kingston itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Kingston in South Cambridgeshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/3024
Date accessed: 20th April 2024
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