Childerley

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Childerly
Shire county Cambridgeshire
Region East
Constituent country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Police Cambridgeshire
Fire Cambridgeshire
Ambulance East of England
European Parliament East of England
List of places: UKEnglandCambridgeshire

Childerley, also known as Great Childerley and Little Childerly, were two small rural villages in the East of England and the county of Cambridgeshire in the United Kingdom.

[edit] Village history

Childerley is mentioned in the Domesday Book. Childerley Hall was built by Sir John Cutts in after clearing and depopulating the two existing villages of Great Childerley and Little Childerley[1]. There were originally two churches in Childerley, one of which was dedicated to St Mary. Both were demolished by Sir John Cutt[2]. Queen Elizabeth I is recorded [3] as having sent the Spanish Ambassafor to stay with Sir John Cutts at the Hall.


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[edit] References

  1. ^ Looking For Elizabethan England].
  2. ^ Childerley
  3. ^ Fuller, Thomas. History of the Worthies of England. ISBN 978-0404026806.