Madingley

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Madingley
Madingley shown within Cambridgeshire
Population	206 (2001)
OS grid reference	TL395605
District	South Cambridgeshire
Shire county	Cambridgeshire
Region	East
Constituent country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	CAMBRIDGE
Postcode district	CB23
Dialling code	01954
Police	Cambridgeshire
Fire	Cambridgeshire
Ambulance	East of England
European Parliament	East of England
UK Parliament	South Cambridgshire
List of places: UK • England • Cambridgeshire

Coordinates: 52°13′30″N 0°02′27″E / 52.225, 0.04092

Madingley is a village near Coton and Dry Drayton on the western outskirts of Cambridge in the United Kingdom. The village's former public house, The Three Horseshoes, is now a good-quality restaurant though it still has a bar that serves beer. The village has an independent pre-preparatory school which caters for reception to year-two students. The village's community spirit is exemplified by the yearly quiz. There is also a village church, which still takes services weekly.

Contents 1 Madingley Hall 2 Madingley in Poetry 3 Cambridge American Cemetery and Memorial 4 References

[edit] Madingley Hall

The village is home to Madingley Hall, which was built by Sir John Hynde in 1543 and occupied by his descendants until the 1860s. It is surrounded by parkland. It was the residence of his descendants until the 1860s. Queen Victoria rented the Hall in 1860 for her son Edward (the future King Edward VII) to live in while he was an undergraduate in Cambridge University. The family sold the Hall in 1871.

The lake in the grounds is home to a variety of wildlife. The rare black squirrel has been spotted in the area and even red kites have been mentioned as being spotted by locals.

The Hall and its surrounding park and farmland have been owned by the University of Cambridge since 1948.

[edit] Madingley in Poetry

Despite being well known for its beauty, poet Rupert Brooke once said in his poem Grantchester:

'And things are done you'd not believe

At Madingley on Christmas Eve.'

He said this because he was writing about Grantchester, a nearby village, and, despite never having visited the beautiful Madingley, made up a false accusation.

[edit] Cambridge American Cemetery and Memorial

A cemetery and chapel dedicated to American servicemen opened in 1956, on the southern edge of the village beside the road from Cambridge to St Neots. The 30½ acres were donated by the University of Cambridge.

3812 American military dead are buried in the cemetery. In addition, the names of 5127 are inscribed on the Wall of the Missing, Americans who lost their lives but whose remains were never recovered or identified. Most of these died in the Battle of the Atlantic (1939-1945) or in the strategic air bombardment of Northwest Europe during World War II.

[edit] References

• Institute of Continuing Education: Madingley Hall. University of Cambridge Institute of Continuing Education (2006). Retrieved on 2006-12-31.
• Cambridge American Cemetery and Memorial. American Battle Monuments Commission (2005). Retrieved on 2006-12-31.