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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.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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Feature Description: | "a parish" (ADL Feature Type: "countries, 4th order divisions") |
Administrative units: | Abington Pigotts AP/CP Cambridgeshire AncC |
Place names: | ABINGTON IN THE CLAY | ABINGTON IN THE CLAY OR ABINGTON PIGOTTS | ABINGTON PIGOTTS |
Place: | Abington Pigotts |
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