In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Abington Pigotts like this:
ABINGTON-IN-THE-CLAY, or Abington-Pigotts, a parish in Royston district, Cambridge; 5 miles NW of Royston, and 4 from Royston r. station. Post Town, Royston. Acres, 1,237. Real property, £2,206. Pop., 228. Houses, 41. The manor has been held by the family of Pigott since the Conquest. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Ely. Value, £310.* Patron, M. G. F. Pigott, Esq. The church is good.
Abington Pigotts through time
Abington Pigotts 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 Abington Pigotts itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Abington Pigotts in South Cambridgeshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/3761
Date accessed: 25th April 2024
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