Rampton, Cambridgeshire Family History Guide

Rampton is an Ancient Parish in the county of Cambridgeshire.

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Parish church:

Parish registers begin:

• Parish registers: 1674
• Bishop’s Transcripts: 1599

Nonconformists include: Baptist and Wesleyan Methodist.

Adjacent Parishes

• Long Stanton All Saints
• Oakington
• Long Stanton St Michael
• Cottenham
• Willingham

Parish History

The Imperial Gazetteer of England & Wales 1870

RAMPTON, a parish in Chesterton district, Cambridgeshire; on an affluent of the river Ouse, 1½ mile E N E of Long Stanton r. station, and 7 N by W of Cambridge. Post-town, Cottenham, under Cambridge. Acres, 1,312. Real property, £1,966. Pop., 240. Houses, 50. The manor belongs to H. Effingham, Esq. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Ely. Value, £342. Patron, the Rev. F. Strong. The church is a rubble building, with a tower. There are a Baptist chapel, a national school, and charities £20.

Source: The Imperial Gazetteer of England & Wales [Wilson, John M]. A. Fullarton & Co. N. d. c. [1870-72].

Parish Records

FamilySearch Catalog

Census

Census returns for Rampton, 1841-1891

Church Records

Bishop’s transcripts for Rampton, 1599-1854 Author: Church of England. Parish Church of Rampton (Cambridgeshire)

The book of church accounts relating to certain ‘balks’ in the common fields of Rampton, Cambridgeshire and the parish registers of Rampton, Cambridgeshire, 1599-1812 Author: Church of England. Parish Church of Rampton (Cambridgeshire)

An indexed transcription of the parish registers of Rampton : baptisms, 1599-1950; marriages, 1599-1950; banns, 1754-1950; burials, 1599-1950 Author: Cambridgeshire Family History Society; Church of England. Parish Church of Rampton (Cambridgeshire)

Parish registers for Rampton, 1674-1876 Author: Church of England. Parish Church of Rampton (Cambridgeshire)

The parish registers of Rampton, Cambirdgeshire. A.D. 1599- 1812 Author: Rampton (Cambridgeshire, England); Evelyn-White, Charles Harold, 1851-

Computer printout of Rampton, Cambs., Eng

Cemeteries

All Saints’ Parish Church, Rampton, Cambridgeshire, monumental inscriptions, 1762-1978 Author: Cambridgeshire Family History Society

Schools

School records of Rampton Council School, 1915-1925. Author: Rampton Council School (Rampton, Cambridgeshire)

Maps

Vision of Britain historical maps

Administration

• County: Cambridgeshire
• Civil Registration District: Chesterton
• Probate Court: Court of the Bishop of Ely (Episcopal Consistory)
• Diocese: Ely
• Rural Deanery: Chesterton
• Poor Law Union: Chesterton
• Hundred: Northstow
• Province: Canterbury