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Caldecote (1086), Caudecote (xiii cent.), Caldecott by Washingley (xiv cent.), Calcott (xvi, xvii cent.).
Caldecote is a small parish lying on the borders of Norrthamptonshire, and south of Stilton and Washingley. It is a narrow strip of country running from west to east, and crossed by the Ermine Street (which here is now the A1 (M) Trunk Route from London to the north). the eastern half of the parish is fenland but the land rises to about 200 ft. above sea-level in the west. The soil and sub-soil are clay with some gravel, and the chief crops are wheat, barley and beans. The very small village is near the northern boundary of the parish, with the church building (now a private house) about a quarter of a mile to the west.
The civil parish of Caldecote was abolished in 1935 to help create Denton and Caldecote civil parish. The ecclesiastial parish of Caldecote was abolished in 1962 to help create the Denton and Caldecote ecclesiastical parish.
Monumental inscriptions for this parish have not been recorded by the Huntingdonshire FHS. However, Peterborough & District FHS FHS have an interest in the parish.
Census information for this parish (1841 - 1891) is held in the Huntingdon Records Office.
The full 1841 Census of Caldecote is available as fiche set C116.
The full 1851 Census of Caldecote is available as fiche set C66.
A full transcription of the 1891 Census of the Stilton sub-District of the Peterborough Registration District (RG12/1225) in which Caldecote was enumerated, and which took place on 5th April 1891, has also been produced by the Huntingdonshire FHS (as Fiche C-15).
The fiche sets mentioned above are available from the Huntingdonshire FHS.
An index of surnames in the 1851 Census of the Peterborough Registration District (HO107/1747) in which Caldecote was enumerated (Folios 52B - 53B), and which took place on 30th March 1851, has also been produced by the Peterborough & District FHS.
The Census is available in either microfiche or A5 booklet form from Mr G Harbron, 7 Newby Close, Peterborough PE3 6PU, England. Please state which version you want.
There is now no church is Caldecote. However, the parish church of St Mary
Magdalene consisted of a chancel, nave, modern vestry on the north side of the
nave, and a south porch. the walls of the building are of rubble with stone
dressings, and the roofs were covered with stone slates.
The church is
not mentioned in the Domesday survey of 1086, and the earliest existing remains
are parts of the chancel arch which dates from the 12th century. The chancel
was rebuilt towards the end of the 13th century, and the nave about 100 years
later. In 1552, the chancel was in ruins. The whole church was rebuilt on the
old lines in 1874 when much of the old material was reused, but a contempory
bell-cote on the west gable took the place of the small tower which formerly
stood at the west end.
The church was deconsectrated during the
mid-1970s; the building was subsequently converted around 1988 for domestic use
as a private house.
Baptisms: 1740-1786, 1779-1783, 1798-1813, 1813-1972.
Banns:
1754-1773, 1827-1892, (For Banns 1925-1969 - see Denton
Parish).
Marriages: 1739-1750, 1756-1812, 1813-1838, 1838-1929 (and
including 1954 for Stilton parish), 1969.
Burials: 1740-1791,
1779-1783, 1799-1813, 1814-1965.
Bishop's Transcripts: 1605, 1607-10, 1612,
1617-19, 1625-7, 1629, 1632, 1660-8, 1670-1/1674, 1678-80, 1690-1702, 1704-6,
1708-45, 1747-75, 1777-81, 1784-5,
1787-1813/1813-24/1825-9, 1831-3, 1838-42, 1844-58.
These are available in the Huntingdon Records Office.
Caldecote Parish Registers (births, marriages and burials) 1605-1972, as fiche set D-16, are available from the Huntingdonshire FHS.
The Huntingdonshire Marriage Indexes include marriages from this parish. These are, at present, issued in alphabetical listings in series: 1601-1700, and 1701-1754, and are available from the Huntingdonshire FHS Bookstall.
Caldecote was originally in the Peterborough Registration District of
Northamptonshire from 1st July 1837. Subsequently it was transferred to the
Stilton sub-District of Huntingdonshire. It was later transferred back to the
Peterborough District.
From 1st April 1998, marriage records were
transferred to the Huntingdon Registry Office, but the births and burial
records were retained by Peterborough.
A GENWEB page for Caldecote is available.
An old map of the parish of Caldecote in the 19th century is available.
The Stilton Memorial Hall covers the men who fell from Stilton, Folksworth, Morbourne, Washingley, Denton and Caldecot and contains detailed information for World War 1 and World War 2.
Population in 1801 - 39.
Population in 1851 - 52.
Population in 1901 -
35.
Population in 1931 - 27.
From 1935 the
population figures are included with Denton.
The parish of Caldecote was in the Peterborough Union of Northamptonshire for Poor Law administration.
The parish of Caldecote occupies 795 acres of land.
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