In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Grafham like this:
GRAFFHAM, a parish in St. Neots district, Hunts; on the Kettering and Cambridge railway, 4½ miles ENE of Kimbolton. It has a r. station, and includes part of Perry hamlet. Post town, Buckden, under Huntingdon. Acres, 2, 380. Real property, £2, 258. Pop., 328. Houses, 64. The property is divided among a few. ...
The living is a rectory in the diocese of Ely. Value, 199.* Patron, the Duke of Manchester. The church is ancient but good; consists of nave, chancel, and aisles; and has a western tower, with broach spire. There are a public school, and charities, including town-lands, £50.
Grafham through time
Grafham is now part of Huntingdonshire district. Click here for graphs and data of how Huntingdonshire has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Grafham itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Grafham in Huntingdonshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/7199
Date accessed: 27th April 2024
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