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Stow Longa, Huntingdonshire, England. Geographical and Historical information from 1932.

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STOW LONGA:
Geographical and Historical information from the year 1932.

[Description(s) transcribed by Martin Edwards and later edited by Colin Hinson ©2010]
[from The Victoria County History series - 1932]

"STOW LONGA, the parish of Stow Longa lies on clay land which is mostly arable producing wheat, barley, oats and beans. The land is undulating and varies in height from a little under 100 ft. above sea-level to about 240 ft. in the south.

Although there is now no park or woodland, the Bishop of Lincoln had licence in 1215 to assart Stow Grove (the name of which remained until very recently) containing 20 acres to impark it. In 1330 he had a further licence to impark 100 acres adjoining that area. A district, formerly known as Stow, was in two parishes. The eastern part (Estou), in which was the church and present village, and known as Long Stow or Netherstow, was within the Soke of Spaldwick and was a considerable area. The western part, of scarcely half the area of the other, was called Overstow and has always been in the parish of Kimbolton.

The ecclesiastical parish of Stow Longa stands on high land along he road from Spaldwick to Kimbolton. At the west end of the village is the Green, and here stands a Cross, the stone octagonal shaft of which is of the 15th century. The cross was restored in 1902 to commemorate the coronation of King Edward VII. The church is a short distance up a lane leading north from the west end of the village, and which forms the parish boundary for about a mile. There are a number of 17th timber-framed houses in the village.

After generally being referred to simply as 'Stow', the parish reverted to the ecclesiastical name of Stow Longa in 1955."

[Description(s) transcribed by Martin Edwards ©2003 and later edited by Colin Hinson ©2010]
[mainly from The Victoria County History series- 1932]