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Great Gransden
Great Gransden — village and civil parish in Cambridgeshire, UK.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 3 h–6 h
- Nearest railway station
- St Neots · 8.9 km
- Free entry
- Family-friendly
- Dog-friendly
About
Great Gransden is a town, city, village or settlement in the United Kingdom. Recent population estimates put it at around 395 people. Address: SG19. Wikidata describes it as: "village and civil parish in Cambridgeshire, UK". Coordinates: 52.1840°, -0.1430°.
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From the Wikipedia article
Great Gransden is a civil parish and village in the Huntingdonshire district of Cambridgeshire, England. In 2001, the parish population was 969, which rose to 1,023 at the 2011 Census. It lies 16 miles (25 km) west of Cambridge and 13 miles (21 km) south of Huntingdon. It contains the oldest post mill in England.
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Background
History
The village name translates as "valley of a man named Granta or Grante". It was spelled Grantandene in 973 and Grante(s)dene in the 1086 Domesday Book. Great Gransden was mentioned in 973 when its land was endowed to Thorney Abbey by Aethelwold, Bishop of Winchester. It already consisted of 33 households in 1086, with an annual rent of £30 being paid to the lord of the manor. Great Gransden's older centre consists of cottages grouped round a 16th-century church, dedicated to Saint Bartholomew, whose tower dates from about 1390. The connection between the village and Clare College, Cambridge appears to date from 1346, when the advowson for Great Gransden church parish formed part of the…
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- Coordinates
- 52.1840, -0.1430
- County
- Cambridgeshire
- District
- Huntingdonshire
- Parish
- Great Gransden
- Postcode
- SG19
- Parliamentary constituency
- St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire
- Population
- 395
- Nearest railway station
- St Neots — 8.9 km
Sources
- wikidata: Q1862850 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Great Gransden (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Great Gransden Windmill - geograph.org.uk - 266418.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Great Gransden?
- Great Gransden is in Cambridgeshire, London, United Kingdom (postcode SG19), in the parish of Great Gransden.
- Is Great Gransden free to visit?
- Yes, Great Gransden is free to enter.
- How do I get to Great Gransden?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode SG19. It sits within the St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire parliamentary constituency.