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Baptist Churches in Old Cambridgeshire
(list supplied by K.A.C. Parsons, historian of Cambs Baptist cause) compiled by Janet Hurst
Date of foundation in brackets* = subsequently grew into a church
CHURCHES FLOURISHING 1801-1850
Cambridge & District
| Cambridge St Andrew's Street | (1721) | (Indexed t/s of all old records published by Baptist Historical Society) |
| Cambridge Eden | (1823) | Strict Baptist |
| Cambridge Zion | (1837) | |
| Cambridge Hope | (1842) | Strict Baptist, extinct in 1980 |
| Coton | (1808) | village station* |
| Barton | (1822) | village station* |
| Comberton | (1842) | village station* |
| Cherry Hinton | (1843) | village station* |
| Chesterton | (1844) |
| Harston | (1786) | (Deaths in CRO, MIs recorded) |
| Gt Shelford | (1825) | (Births 1824-36, copy at CRO) |
| Stapleford | (1840) | Strict Baptist |
| Haslingfield | (1836) | Baptist Union village station* |
| Melbourn | (1675) | |
| Balsham | (1833) | Baptist Union |
| Gt Wilbraham | (1833) | Strict Baptist, extinct in 1980 |
| Fulbourn | (c.1846) | Strict Baptist, extinct in 1980 |
| Kirtling | (c.1840) | Strict Baptist, extinct in 1980 |
| Balsham | (1833) | Baptist Union |
| Castle Camps | (1817) | Baptist Union, now United Reform Church (Indexed T/S in progress, records in CRO) |
| Gamlingay | (1710) | became Baptist 1722 (Indexed T/S) |
| Lt Gransden | (1833) | Strict Baptist, extinct at date list made (1980) |
| Caxton | (1842) | Strict Baptist, now associated with the Baptist Association |
| Elsworth | (1831) | Strict Baptist, extinct at date list made (1980) (MIs recorded) |
| Dry Drayton | (1824) | Strict Baptist, extinct at date list made (1980) |
FENLAND (in 4 groups)
| Over | (1737) | Strict Baptist 1776 |
| Swavesey | (1789) | Strict Baptist |
| Swavesey | (1830) | United Baptist, extinct at date list made (1980) |
| Swavesey | (1840) | |
| Oakington | (1818) | Strict Baptist |
| Willingham | (1662) | Strict Baptist 1791, succeeded by 'The Tabernacle', founded 1873, extinct at date list made (1980) (T/S early records at CRO; Marriages 1916-87 at CRO) |
| Willingham | (1820-36) | United Baptist, extinct at date list made (1980) |
| Willingham | (1838) | extinct at date list made (1980) |
| Rampton | (1838) | Strict Baptist, village station, extinct at date list made (1980) |
| Cottenham | (1672) | Baptist 1780 |
| Cottenham | (1812) | Strict Baptist, extinct at date list made (1980) |
| Horningsea | (1835) | Strict Baptist, extinct at date list made (1980) |
| Landbeach | (1828) | |
| Waterbeach | (1826) | Strict Baptist, now associated with Baptist Association |
| Milton | (c. 1820) | village station* |
| Ely | (1797) | Strict Baptist |
| Stretham | (1801) | Strict Baptist |
| Lt Thetford | (1839) | village station* |
| Prickwillow | (1815) | |
| Wilburton | (1808) | |
| Haddenham | (1814) | (MIs recorded) |
| Aldreth | (1844) | Strict Baptist, now associated with the Baptist Association |
| Sutton | (1789) | Strict Baptist |
| Mepal | (1847) | Union village station*, still completely independent |
| Coveney | (1845) | Christian Baptist, extinct at date list made (1980) |
| Downham | (1799) | Strict Baptist |
| Littleport | (1835) | extinct at date list made (1980) |
| Littleport | (1841) | Strict Baptist, extinct at date list made (1980) |
| Chatteris | (1793) | General Baptist (Indexed T/S) |
| Chatteris | (1800) | Strict Baptist, extinct at date list made (1980) |
| Chatteris | (1819) | Strict Baptist |
| Benwick | (1818) | Strict Baptist (MIs recorded) |
| Whittlesey | (1823) | General Baptist, extinct at date list made (1980) (Births 1810-37 on microfilm at CRO) |
| Whittlesey | (1836) | Strict Baptist |
| Manea | (1839) | Strict Baptist, extinct at date list made (1980) |
| March | (1700) | General Baptist |
| March | (1807) | Strict Baptist, extinct at date list made (1980) (Births 1825-37 at CRO on microfilm) |
| March | (1835) | Strict Baptist (Births 1798-1837 at CRO on microfilm) |
| March West Fen | (1846) | General Baptist village station, extinct at date list made (1980) |
| Upwell | (1840) | |
| Guyhirn | (1693) | Strict Baptist, Culymite, extinct at date list made (1980) |
| Wisbech | (1655) | General Baptist (Indexed T/S at CRO) |
| Wisbech | (1792) | Johnsonian (Births 1794-1836 on microfilm at CRO) |
| Wisbech | (1829) | Strict Baptist Culymite |
| Tydd St giles | (1790) | General Baptist, extinct at date list made (1980) |
| Bottisham Lode | (1811) | Strict Baptist - now known as Lode (Births 1809-36 at CRO; T/S; MIs recorded) |
| Swaffham Prior | (1821) | Strict Baptist |
| Burwell | (1839) | village station* (MIs recorded) |
| Soham | (1752) | |
| Soham | (1809) | United Baptist, extinct at date list made (1980) |
| Isleham | (1693) | Baptist 1806 (Indexed T/S and history published by CARS) |
| Isleham | (1812) | General Baptist (Births 1821-37 on microfilm at CRO) |
| Isleham | (1846) | Strict Baptist, extinct at date list made (1980) |
| Isleham Fen | (1841) | General Baptist village station, extinct at date list made (1980) |
| Fordham | (1819) | Strict Baptist, extinct at date list made (1980) |
Other Baptist churches known to have existed during this period, but information about them is lacking
| Downham 2 | Christian Baptist, mentioned in Ecclesiastical Census of 1851 |
| Doddington | (Kelly's Directory 1846-65) |
| Gamlingay2 | mentioned in 1851 census |
| Over 2 | (Baptist Manual, 1843-45) |
| Barton | |
| Burwell | |
| Cherry Hinton | |
| Cambridge Mill Road | |
| Chittering | |
| Comberton | |
| Coton | |
| Girton | |
| Grantchester | (now closed) |
| Histon | |
| Lt Thetford | |
| Milton | |
| Swaffham Prior | |
| Teversham | |
| Willingham | |
| Witchford | |
| Also | |
| Cambridge Hope Chapel, Cambridge Place | Strict Baptist |
| Cambridge Tenison Road | Strict Baptist (now closed) |
CHURCHES IN BAPTIST UNION DIRECTORY 1989-90
| Aldreth | |
| Ashdon | (Radwinter Road) |
| Barton | (High Street) |
| Burwell | (North Street) |
| Cambridge | |
| Arbury Road | |
| Barnwell (Dudley Road) | |
| Bar Hill | |
| Cherry Hinton | |
| Mill Road | |
| St Andrews Street | |
| Zion (East Road) | |
| Caxton | (Ermine Street) |
| Chatteris | (West Park Street) |
| Chittering | |
| Comberton | (Green End) |
| Coton | (High Street) |
| Cottenham | (High Street) |
| Gamlingay | (Stocks Lane) |
| Girton | (High Street) |
| Gt Shelford | (High St) |
| Gt Wilbraham | (Angle End) |
| Haddenham | (Station Road) |
| Harston | |
| Histon | (Station Road) |
| Isleham | (Pound Lane) |
| Landbeach | (High Street) |
| Lt Thetford | (Main Street) |
| March Centenary | (High Street) |
| Melbourn | (Mortlock Street) |
| Milton | |
| Prickwillow | (Main Street) |
| Swaffham Prior | (High Street) |
| Swavesey | (Middle Watch) |
| Teversham | (High Street) |
| Upwell | (School Road) |
| Waterbeach | (Chapel Street) |
| Wilburton | (High Street) |
| Witchford | |
| Willingham Tabernacle | (George Street) |
| Wisbech | (Hill Street) |
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