Huntingdon is a market town in cambridgeshire, england, chartered by king john in 1205. Philip g m dickinson, fsa, was a former county archivist of huntingdonshire and onetime huntingdon borough archivist. Having been the county town of historic huntingdonshire, it is now the seat of the huntingdonshire district council. In 1291 it constituted an archdeaconry, comprising the deaneries of huntingdon, st ives, yaxley and leightonstone, and the divisions remained unchanged until the creation of the deanery of kimbolton in 1879. The villages and places of huntingdonshire in 1086 is recorded in the domesday book. Winwick, a village and a parish in huntingdonshire, 4. Huntingdonshire family history society huntingdonshire.
Winwick, a village, a township, and a parish in lancashire. Architecture a ecclesiasticalchurches monastic houses. Where the roman road ermine street crosses the thirdlongest river in england, huntingdon is a small but charming town with a market square dating back to the 1100s. Winwick is a village and civil parish in cambridgeshire, england. The haunted history of huntingdonshire public group facebook. Records images cemetery page showing maps, records, and images of headstones in the winwick saint oswald churchyard, winwick, warrington, cheshire, england, united kingdom billiongraves cemetery and images. Dizz, thanks for the information its a very interesting site, my paternal grandfather was sectioned into there in 1924 and was never released, he was a railway engine driver and was seriously injured in an accident at dallam locomotive sheds, after the accident he was unable to work and as in those days received no compensation, financial assistance or social help of any kind he sank into a. Post town and money order and telegraph office, oundle. A small village, a civil parish and a lost settlement in daventry district, northamptonshire, england os grid.
About 1905 old winwick hall was demolished and later replaced with a new building, also known as winwick hall. The home opened on 28th september 1897 and as managed by a master and matron whilst building work progressed on the neighbouring asylum. Winwick is situated within huntingdonshire which is a nonmetropolitan district of cambridgeshire as well as being a historic county of england the meaning of the name winwick contains two separate elements. Guide to winwick near oundle, huntingdonshire ancestry, family history, and genealogy. Gb historical gis university of portsmouth, history of winwick, in huntingdonshire and northamptonshire map and description, a vision of britain through time. It is a crossroads village on the b660 near hamerton. All public house, restaurants, bars etc closed for the forseeable future from 20th march 2020, but this is a pub history site. Winwick saint oswald churchyard, winwick, warrington. Huntingdonshire local history society home facebook. Winwick, a township, a parish, and a subdistrict, in warrington district, lancashire. Get the billiongraves app now and help collect images for this cemetery. Moulds wistow huntingdonshire im tracing my family history back to early 1900s and my family seem to be farmers from the wistow area, mostly living in and around the area for 100 years or so until 1901. The register was discovered by geoff moon and is deposited in cheshire records office. Winwick stands at a high point affording beautiful views of the surrounding countryside.
Hamerton is situated within huntingdonshire which is a nonmetropolitan district of cambridgeshire as well as being a historic county of england. For statistics about winwick itself, go to units and statistics. Winwick, huntingdonshire, cambridgeshire reference. The following pages include domesday placenames and landowners, and beneath some are links to websites containing the local history of. See also huntingdonshire main page battles castles historic houses history over view. Leightonstone was a hundred of huntingdonshire mentioned in the domesday book.
Note selections from this volume are included as the rectory of winwick, being both richly endowed and the advowson of the stanley family had significant links both with that family and, through them, the isle of man. Birth, marriages and deaths were kept by the government, from july 1837 to the present day. The battle took place near newtonlewillows and it was the last major battle of the second english civil war. Volume 2 1932 indexed in separate volume william page, granville proby and s. By the time of the first world war the hospital housed 2,160 patients. Cup archive, 1964 huntingdonshire england 80 pages. A village and civil parish in warrington borough, cheshire, england, historically in lancashire os grid ref sj6092. Huntingdonshire the following pages include domesday placenames and landowners, and beneath some are links to websites containing the local history of that place. Edmund5 bright boniface4, richard3, edward2, arthur1 was born 29 dec 1711 in winwick, and died 10 may 1784 in winwick. There are gaps in the records for a variety of reasons, such as the civil war, but these records are a prime source for building family trees. History of winwick, in huntingdonshire and northamptonshire. The victoria history of the counties of england series for huntingdonshire covers the history, including village, town, social, economic and natural history, of the county in several volumes.
If you have a local history site that you would like to be included on these pages please get in touch via the contact page. It is well known as the birthplace of oliver cromwell, who was born there in 1599 and its member of parliament mp for the town in the 17th century. Esther stratton savage abt 1828 winwick, huntingdonshire, england abt apr 1860 managed by david edisbates last edited 14 nov 2019 john stratton 1804. The history of the english people 1154 oxford worlds. Media in category all saints church, winwick, cambridgeshire the following 7 files are in this category, out of 7 total. Inskip ladds the victoria history of the county of huntingdon part of text at british history online. This page simply lists all places mentioned in domesday book. Archives a to z d to g cambridgeshire county council. The ancient parish of winwick lies between sankey brook on the southwest and glazebrook and a tributary on the north and east, the distance between these brooks being 4. It seems probable that the third of the huntingdonshire holdings of eustace the sheriff mentioned in domesday book was granted in the reign of henry i to the priory of st. This collection includes minute books for a variety of local methodist churches, including those.
Winwick, a parish in the district of oundle and counties of huntingdon and northampton. Construction commenced at winwick from 1897 and the existing winwick hall, built around 1734 and formerly the home of the rector of winwick was adapted for use as a home for around 60 imbecile boys. As it has an important bearing on the matter in hand, we give it here. James bellamy, wheelwright and harness maker winwick, huntingdonshire. An index to the pages for huntingdonshire is available online. Winwick is a village and civil parish in warrington, cheshire, england. The register of male patients in winwick from february 1933 to 1946. Jun 28, 2011 dizz, thanks for the information its a very interesting site, my paternal grandfather was sectioned into there in 1924 and was never released, he was a railway engine driver and was seriously injured in an accident at dallam locomotive sheds, after the accident he was unable to work and as in those days received no compensation, financial assistance or social help of any kind he sank into a. He married sarah lovedin or louedin 21 nov 1743 in winwick, hunts. The full 1851 census of winwick is available as fiche set c71 from the huntingdonshire fhs. Hamerton is in the civil parish of hamerton and steeple gidding. Winwick is a small village and parish lying on the huntingdonshirenorthamptonshire border, a quiet village in good farming country. Winwick, huntingdonshire genealogy heraldry and history. A little known part of the english civil war is the battle of winwick pass, which took place 370 years ago this august, actually helped to form the democratic government that britain has today.
Huntingdonshire was formerly in the diocese of lincoln, but in 1837 was transferred to ely. There are no churches in the civil parishes of alconbury weston, conington, denton and caldecote, earith, wood walton and wyton on the hill. It includes hulme, and has a post and telegraph office under newtonlewillows. History of winwick, in warrington and lancashire map and. The living is a discharged vicarage, in the archdeaconry of huntingdon, and diocese of lincoln, rated in the kings books at. Full text of the edwardian inventories for huntingdonshire. Winwick also borders newtonlewillows and burtonwood. Further north, the county boundary which ran through the parishes of winwick, luddington. The earliest english settlers in the district were the gyrwas, an east anglian tribe, who early in the 6th century worked their way up the great ouse and the cam as far as huntingdon.
This page will shortly contain a complete list of all the copies of the records of huntingdonshire that have been published. The extreme length of the parish is nearly 10 miles, and its area 26, 502 acres. Winwick, huntingdonshire area information, map, walks and more. In 187072, john marius wilsons imperial gazetteer of england and wales described winwick like this. Winwick is situated within huntingdonshire which is a nonmetropolitan district of cambridgeshire as well as being a historic county of england. Our vision is to lead and transform information management, guarantee the survival of todays information for tomorrow and bring history to life for everyone. I am using this book for research into interesting period of english history. A history of huntingdonshire was written by the freelance genealogist, researcher and historian michael wickes, with drawings by brian percival and cartography by michael nix. The highest ground is on the extreme northwest border. Huntingdonshire local history society huntingdonshire. Located within the historic boundaries of lancashire, it is situated about three miles north of warrington town centre, nearby is junction 22 of the m6 and junction 9 of the m62. Winwick also borders newtonlewillows and burtonwood according to the 2001 census, the civil parish had a population of 4,366. Hamerton lies approximately 8 miles km northwest of huntingdon. Winwick hall opened in 1897 and winwick asylum later winwick hospital opened in 1902 at a cost of.
Winwick in huntingdonshire now part of cambridgeshire, england is a crossroads village near hamerton west of huntingdon. Resources edit edit source civil registration edit edit source birth, marriages and deaths were kept by the government, from july 1837 to the present day. Huntingdonshire burials was sourced from huntingdonshire family history society. Winwick lies approximately 10 miles 16 km northwest of huntingdon. Winwick near oundle, huntingdonshire genealogy genealogy. Please add to and improve this project of you wish to be involved without copying and pasting from external sources see also huntingdonshire main page battles. Winwick, a parish partly in the hundred of leightonstone, county of huntingdon, and partly in that of polebrook, county of northampton, 6. The book explores and investigates 55 haunted locations within huntingdonshire. This work is centred on one of englands smallest counties, that nonetheless boasts a rich and varied history. History of winwick, in huntingdonshire and northamptonshire map. The district has an estimated 1 churches for 175,700 inhabitants, a ratio of one church to every 1,341 people. It consists of a few houses clustered at the crossroads of the road between great gidding and old weston with that between hamerton and thurning. The following pages include domesday placenames and landowners, and beneath some are links to websites containing the local history of that place. After their conquest of east anglia in the latter half of the 9th century, huntingdon became an important seat of the danes, and the danish origin of the shire is borne out by an entry in the.
We encourage research into the rich and varied history of this area. Full text of the edwardian inventories for huntingdonshire see other formats. The society publishes an annual journal, records of huntingdonshire, which contains short and scholarly articles on huntingdonshire history. Winwick, huntingdonshire in01800 archive volume royal. Winwick saint oswald churchyard, winwick, warrington, cheshire, england, united kingdom. The haunted history of huntingdonshire is a brand new book due to be published in october 2017. Please join the project and add information if you can. An index of the 1851 census of winwick, in the hundred of navisford and polebrook, has been published on microfiche by the northamptonshire family history society publications list. Huntingdonshire, an inland county bounded on the north and west by the county of northampton, on the southwest and soutb by the county of bedford, on the east by the county of cambridge. A small village and civil parish in huntingdonshire district, cambridgeshire, england os grid ref tl1080.
Please add to and improve this project of you wish to be involved without copying and pasting from external sources. Parish history edit edit source molesworth, is a parish, with a village, in the district of thrapston, huntingdonshire, 5. The township lies 2 miles s by e of newtonlewillows station on the l. Oliver cromwell was born in huntingdon in 1599, and on market square there is arguably englands best museum for the lord protector housed in a 12thcentury hospital where cromwell later went to school. Parish records parish registers were instigated by thomas cromwell from 1538 in the reign of henry viii, recording every wedding, baptism and burial. The domesday book does not explicitly detail the population of a place but it records that there were 23 households at winwick. Winwick is a small village and parish lying on the huntingdonshire northamptonshire border, a quiet village in good farming country. Records of huntingdonshire huntingdon local history society. He was widely known for his extensive knowledge of local history, paleography and heraldry, and he designed the coat of arms for the new borough of huntingdon and godmanchester when that was created in 1961. Winwick, huntingdonshire area information, map, walks.
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