Abington, Cambridgeshire
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Coordinates: 52°06′56″N 0°13′54″E / 52.11548°N 0.23163°E
| Little & Great Abington | |
 Little Abington |
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  Little & Great Abington
Little & Great Abington shown within Cambridgeshire |
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| Population | 1,383 (2001) |
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| OS grid reference | |
| District | South Cambridgeshire |
| Shire county | Cambridgeshire |
| Region | East |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | CAMBRIDGE |
| Postcode district | CB21 |
| Dialling code | 01223 |
| Police | Cambridgeshire |
| Fire | Cambridgeshire |
| Ambulance | East of England |
| EU Parliament | East of England |
| UK Parliament | Cambridgeshire South East |
| List of places: UK • England • Cambridgeshire | |
Abington is a community in South Cambridgeshire consisting of two villages: Little Abington and Great Abington.
The village history dates back to the Bronze Age, some 4000 years ago. The Saxons gave the village its name, originally called "Abba's Farm." The Great and Little came a lot later, long after the two manors on either side of the river were allotted to different people at the Norman Conquest.
As of 2009 the village has a vibrant community with a village shop, pub, football and cricket team. In 2009 Abington cricket club played a friendly against Babraham cricket club to commemorate 150 years of the cricket team. They won by 4 runs.
[edit] References
- Census 2001 Profile of Little Abington
- Census 2001 Profile of Great Abington
- St Mary's Church, Little Abington
- Great Abington Circa 1900
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