Whilst the most important part of Cassey’s Trade Directory of Huntingdonshire describes the Towns and Parishes [please see listing of places below] in 1862, there are other sections containing historical information; History of England – The Ancient Britons – The … Continue reading
Beyond Yesterday – A History of Fenstanton
Beyond Yesterday – A History of Fenstanton, Millennium Edition by Jack Dady. This is the history of Fenstanton, a small village in Huntingdonshire, later to be amalgamated with Cambridgeshire in 1973. Fenstanton was the birthplace of John Howland who was … Continue reading
Kelly’s Directory of Huntingdonshire 1914
Kelly’s 1914 trade directory covering local history, private residents, trades and professions in Huntingdonshire towns and villages plus advertisements. 241 pages in searchable PDF Shows a sleepy county oblivious to the impending outbreak of World … Continue reading
Harrod’s Directory of Huntingdonshire 1877
Pages: 125 plus advertisements. Price: £4.50 GBP Format: Searcheable PDF The places include;Abbotsley, Abbots Ripton, Alconbury, Alconbury Weston, Alwalton, Barham, Bluntisham, Brampton, Brington, Broughton, Buckden, Buckworth, Bury, Bythorn, Caldecote, Catworth (Great), Catworth (Little), Chesterton, Calne, Connington, Coppingford-cum-Upton, Covington, Denton, Diddington, … Continue reading