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Elsworth
Elsworth — village and civil parish in Cambridgeshire, UK.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 3 h–6 h
- Free entry
- Family-friendly
- Dog-friendly
About
Elsworth is a town, city, village or settlement in the United Kingdom. Recent population estimates put it at around 441 people. Address: CB23. Wikidata describes it as: "village and civil parish in Cambridgeshire, UK". Coordinates: 52.2540°, -0.0750°.
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From the Wikipedia article
Elsworth is a village and civil parish in South Cambridgeshire, England, 9 miles northwest of Cambridge and 7 miles southeast of Huntingdon. At the 2011 census, the population was 726. It was one of only two sites in Cambridgeshire to be covered by the Survey of English Dialects.
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Background
History
The parish of Elsworth covers an area of 1,554 hectares to the north of the Cambridge to St Neots road. Its north-west border formed the border between Cambridgeshire and Huntingdonshire from the start of the 11th century until the two were merged in 1974. Its eastern border joins to the parish of Knapwell, formerly a dependent vill. At the end of the 13th century the parish also contained a hamlet called Grave, but this was not recorded as inhabited after 1349. Elsworth was, during medieval times, one of the most populous villages in the neighbourhood. The Domesday Book of 1086 recorded 44 peasant households in the village; by the time of the poll tax in 1377, this number had risen to 209.…
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- Coordinates
- 52.2540, -0.0750
- County
- Cambridgeshire
- District
- South Cambridgeshire
- Parish
- Elsworth
- Postcode
- CB23
- Parliamentary constituency
- St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire
- Population
- 441
- Official site
- www.elsworthvillage.co.uk
Sources
- wikidata: Q1839618 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Elsworth (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Holy Trinity church and thatched cottages in Elsworth - geograph.org.uk - 462193.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Elsworth?
- Elsworth is in Cambridgeshire, London, United Kingdom (postcode CB23), in the parish of Elsworth.
- Is Elsworth free to visit?
- Yes, Elsworth is free to enter.
- How do I get to Elsworth?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode CB23. It sits within the St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire parliamentary constituency.