HARSTON
[Transcribed from The National Gazetteer of Great Britain and Ireland 1868]
by Colin Hinson ©2013
"HARSTON, a parish in the hundred of Thriplow, county Cambridge, 5 miles
south-west of Cambridge, its post town. The parish, which is small, is situated
on the river Cam. It is a station on the Cambridge and Hitchin railway, and
the London road passes through the parish. The soil is chalky, and the land
principally arable. The tithes were commuted for land and a money payment
under an Enclosure Act in 1798. The living is a vicarage* in the diocese of
Ely, value £244, in the patronage of the bishop. The church, dedicated to
All Saints, is an ancient stone structure, with tower containing five
bells."
[Transcribed and edited information from The National Gazetteer of Great Britain and Ireland - 1868]
- The Monumental Inscriptions in the graveyards of both churches, All Saints and the
Baptist Chapel, for the years 1714-1973 are recorded in the Cambridge Records Office
and are available, on microfiche, from the
Cambridgeshire Family History Society Publications list (search)
- All Saints Church, Hartson.
- "The church of All Saints is a building of stone in the Perpendicular style, consisting
of chancel, clerestoried nave of five bays, north transept or chapel, aisles (the
south aisle being considerably narrower than the north), north porch and an embattled
western tower containing 4 bells; the tenor bell, cast by Austen Bracker, bears an
inscription to that effect, the lettering being oddly reversed: there is a piscina
at the east end of each aisle and a rood screen and rood of picturesque design; the
corbels in the church are quaint and of outstanding interest in the north transept
are a few interesting remains of 15th century glass : the pulpit is of the Late Decorated
period the interior of the church was restored and reseated in 1870 and an organ
was placed in the church in 1883: there are 240 sittings. The register dates from
the year 1686."
- "There is a Baptist chapel here, founded in 1781, with 330 sittings."
[Kelly's Directory - Cambridgeshire - 1929]
- A
list of vicars of Harston is available.
- Here is a
list of the Vicars of Harston.
- Church of England
- Harston, All Saints:
Records of baptisms 1687-1994, marriages 1689-1970, burials 1687-1993 and banns
1754-1995 reside in the Cambridgeshire Archives. Indexed transcripts for baptisms
1599-1857, marriages 1599-1840 and burials 1599-1840 also reside in the Cambridgeshire Archives.
The Bishop's Transcripts for the years 1599-1800 and 1815-1855 can
be found in the Cambridge University Library. Parish register transcripts of Harston
All Saints, 1599-1837, are available in full transcript form, on microfiche, from
the
Cambridgeshire Family History Society Publications list (search)
- Baptist
- "In this parish stands an obelisk, erected to Gregory Wale esq. of Little Shelford,
and dated 1739, and close to the vicarage house is a spot called "the red field"
where it is said an encounter took place between the Royalists and Parliamentary
forces. Harston Manor House is the residence of William Taylor Rowley esq. There
are two manors. W. T. flowley esq. who is lord of the manor of Tiptoff, Samuel Reuben
Ginn esq. D.L., J,P. who is lord of the manor of Harston-Shadworth, and Arthur Hurrell
esq. J.P. are the principal landowners."
[Kelly's Directory - Cambridgeshire - 1929]
- The
War Memorial has been transcribed and the men researched.
- Land Tax:
records were compiled afresh each year and contain the names of owners and occupiers
in each parish, but usually there is no address or place name. These records reside
in the Cambridgeshire Archives for the years 1798 (on microfilm) and 1811-1948.
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