Arrington
Coordinates: 52°08′07″N 0°03′53″W / 52.13515°N 0.06475°W
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 Village sign, Arrington |
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Arrington shown within Cambridgeshire |
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| Population | 389 (2001 Census) |
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| OS grid reference | TL334501 |
| District | South Cambridgeshire |
| Shire county | Cambridgeshire |
| Region | East |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | ROYSTON |
| Postcode district | SG8 |
| Dialling code | 01223 |
| Police | Cambridgeshire |
| Fire | Cambridgeshire |
| Ambulance | East of England |
| EU Parliament | East of England |
| Website | http://www.arrington.org.uk |
| List of places: UK • England • Cambridgeshire | |
Arrington is a village and civil parish in the South Cambridgeshire district of Cambridgeshire, England, with a population of 389 at the time of 2001 census.[1] The village is 6 miles (10 km) north of Royston, Hertfordshire, and 9 miles (14 km) south-west of the county town of Cambridge.
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[edit] History
Arrington is on the A1198 road, the old Roman Ermine Street. Around 950, the settlement's name was written as Earnningtone; in the 1086 Domesday Book it was spelled Erningtune. By the 13th century, the village was known as Aring(e)ton(e).[2][3] The probable meaning was 'farmstead of the family or followers of a man called Earn(a)'.[3] Flint tools have been found along the spring line around Church Farm.[4]
[edit] Governance
The parish council has seven councillors.[5] Arrington is represented on South Cambridgeshire District Council by two councillors for Gamlingay ward[6] and on Cambridgeshire County Council by one councillor for Gamlingay electoral division.[7] Arrington's Member of Parliament in the House of Commons is the Member for South Cambridgeshire, Andrew Lansley.[8]
[edit] Geography
Arrington village and parish are mostly west of the A1198 road, with the exception of a small area of land to the east, next to Wimpole Park. A minor road runs west to Croydon; the next village north is Longstowe and Wendy lies south. Arrington is nine miles south-west of the county town of Cambridge and 44 miles north of London.[9]
The parish ranges from 20 to 76 metres above sea level. The River Cam forms the southern boundary of the parish.[9] The parish's soil is described as 'clayey' with chalk and gault subsoil.[10]
[edit] Landmarks
A war memorial, built in the 1920s,[10] is dedicated to Arrington men and women who died in the First and Second World Wars.[10] It stands at the old junction of the road to Cambridge and Ermine Street.[11]
There are 20 listed buildings in Arrington (including the church). Among them are the old post office and shop,[12] nine houses and two milestones along Ermine Street, Wraggs Farmhouse,[13] its barn[14] and old granary,[15] the Hardwicke Arms Hotel[16] and entrance gates and piers to Wimpole Hall.[17]
[edit] Religious sites
Arrington's church is dedicated to St Nicholas. It has a brick tower with a low spire and contains one bell; the building was restored in 1894.[10] It is a Grade I listed building.[18] There are some pictures and a description of the church at the Cambridgeshire Churches website .[19]
[edit] References
- ^ Cambridgeshire County Council: Arrington
- ^ Arrington Parish Council: History
- ^ a b Mills, A.D. (1998). A Dictionary of English Place-names. Second Edition. Oxford University Press, Oxford. p13. ISBN 0-19-280074-4
- ^ Arrington Parish Council: A history of the parish
- ^ Arrington Parish Council: Council & Democracy
- ^ South Cambridgeshire District Council: Electoral wards
- ^ Cambridgeshire County Council: County Councillors
- ^ UK Parliament: Find your MP
- ^ a b Ordnance Survey getamap.co.uk
- ^ a b c d GENUKI: Arrington
- ^ Arrington Parish Council: War memorial
- ^ Images of England: Post Office, house and shop
- ^ Images of England: Wraggs Farmhouse
- ^ Images of England: Barn at Wraggs Farm
- ^ Images of England: Granary at Wraggs Farm
- ^ Images of England: Hardwicke Arms Hotel
- ^ Images of England: Entrance gates and piers to Wimpole Hall
- ^ Images of England: St Nicholas' Church
- ^ St Nicholas' page at the Cambridgeshire Churches website
[edit] External links
Media related to Arrington at Wikimedia Commons
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