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"Croydon-cum-Clopton is a parish, and is generally know by the name of Croydon; it is 7 miles north-west from Royston and 4 south from Old North Road station, in the hundred of Armingford, union of Caxton and Arrington, county court district of Royston, rural deanery of Shingay and archdeaconry and diocese of Ely."
"The soil is clayey, and the subsoil chalk and gault. The chief crops are wheat, oats and barley. The area is 2,711 acres; rateable value, £2,577; the population in 1881 was 478."
[Kellys Directory of Cambridgeshire 1883]
The Monumental Inscriptions for All Saints churchyard, 1801-1979, are recorded in the Cambridge Records Office. These Monumental Inscriptions are available on microfiche from the Cambridgeshire Family History Society Bookstall.
The Census Records from 1841-1891 can be found in the Cambridge Record Office. In addition the 1851 Census for Croydon-with-Clopton is available in full transcript form, on microfiche, from the Cambridgeshire Family History Society Bookstall.
"The church of All Saints is described in the decree of the Bishop of Ely for the union of the two parishes, A.D. 1561, as "ampla et ornata," but seems to have been reduced; it is a structure of brick and stone, in the Perpendicular style, and consists of chancel, nave, aisles and transepts; the chancel was repaired during the late incumbency, and new windows inserted; that at the east end is stained, representing The Institution of the Lord's Supper, in memory of the wife of the late rector; and one on either side of the chancel is likewise stained: subjects - The Adoration of the Magi, to Rev. R.S.B. Sandilands, late rector, and The Anointing of Jesus' feet by Mary, to his sister. The register dates from the year 1672."
[Kelly's Directory Cambridgeshire - 1883]
Croydon with Clopton, All Saints: Records of baptisms 1672-1939, marriages 1674-1990, burials 1672-1915 and banns 1755-1811 reside in the Cambridge Record Office. The Bishop's Transcripts for the years 1600-49, 1660-83, 1694, 1712-81, 1795, 1813-46 can be found in the Cambridge University Library. Indexed transcripts exist in the Cambridge Record Office for baptisms and burials 1599-1845, and marriages 1599-1837. The parish record transcripts for All Saints 1599-1845 are available on microfiche from the Cambridgeshire Family History Society Bookstall.
The Croydon cum Clopton War Memorial has been transcribed and researched.
Land Tax: records were compiled afresh each year and contain the names of owners and occupiers in each parish, but usually there is no address or place name. These records reside in the Cambridge Record Office for the years 1798 (on microfilm), 1810-1948.
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[Last updated 20 March 2003 Martin Edwards]