Bassingbourn, Cambridgeshire Family History Guide
Bassingbourn is an Ancient Parish in the county of Cambridgeshire.
Other places in the parish include: Kneesworth.
Alternative names: Bassingborne, Bassingbourne
Parish church:
Parish registers begin:
- Parish registers: 1558
- Bishop’s Transcripts: 1599
Nonconformists include: Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and Independent/Congregational.
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Adjacent Parishes
- Abington Pigotts
- Wendy with Shingay
- Royston
- Meldreth
- Melbourn
- Litlington
- Therfield, Hertfordshire
- Whaddon
Parish History
The Imperial Gazetteer of England & Wales 1870
BASSINGBOURNE, a village and a parish in the district of Royston and county of Cambridge. The village stands 3 miles NNW of Royston r. station, has a post-office under Royston, and was formerly a market town. The parish includes also the hamlet of Kneesworth. Acres, 4,223. Real property, £10,396. Pop., 2,213. Houses, 415. The property is much subdivided. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Ely. Value, £224. Patrons, the Dean and Chapter of Westminster. The church is of the 14th century. There are an Independent chapel, a British school, and charities £21.
Source: The Imperial Gazetteer of England & Wales [Wilson, John M]. A. Fullarton & Co. N. d. c. [1870-72].
Parish Records
FamilySearch
Cemeteries
Census
Census returns for Bassingbourne, 1841-1891
Church Records
The churchwardens’ book of Bassingborn, Cambridgeshire 1496-c.1540 Author: Dymond, David
Computer printout of Bassingbourn or Bassingbourne, Cambs., Eng
Computer printout of Bassingbourn, Meeting House Independent, Cambs., Eng
Court records
Manor court book for Bassingbourne, 1709-1852 Author: Manor of Bassingbourne. Court (Cambridge)
Land and property
Manor court book for Bassingbourne, 1709-1852 Author: Manor of Bassingbourne. Court (Cambridge)
Poorhouses & Poor Law
The churchwardens’ book of Bassingborn, Cambridgeshire 1496-c.1540 Author: Dymond, David
Taxation
Maps
Old maps of Britain and Europe from A Vision of Britain Through Time
Administration
- County: Cambridgeshire
- Civil Registration District: Royston
- Probate Court: Court of the Archdeaconry of Ely
- Diocese: Ely
- Rural Deanery: Shingay
- Poor Law Union: Royston
- Hundred: Armingford
- Province: Canterbury