GIRTON: South Cambridgeshire Parish #6 of 103

SOUTH CAMBRIDGESHIRE PARISH #6: GIRTON

Round six in South Cambridgeshire brings us to Girton – the second time we’ve seen a village with that name on the channel. This is located about two miles to the Northwest of Cambridge, and is well known to students of Cambridge University. Much like its Newark and Sherwood counterpart, Girton’s name means “village on the gravel”, because it grew up along a gravel ridge. The old name for Girton was Gretton, hence the name of Gretton school which you’ve just seen in the intro.

Girton has a long history, and for more than 2,000 years it was considered to be a poor settlement. Settled as far back as Roman times, Girton sits on the Via Devana – the Roman road linking Colchester to Chester. It was an important Anglo Saxon settlement later, and a cemetery with at least 225 burials was found here in 1880. A selection of Anglo Saxon items are stored in the collection of the village’s best known landmark – Girton College – originally founded by two women in Hitchin, Hertfordshire.

Before the 20th century most of the village was devoted to arable farming, but now it’s a thriving suburban metropolis – and very busy too. The parish used to be a little larger, but it ceded some land to Madingley in 1985 when it aligned itself with the M11 motorway – at the time a brand new road. Splitting the parish in two is the A14, although Girton actually has no direct access to that road.

Long walk time, lets go!

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Sculpture Railings:

About

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Cmglee_Girton_Golden_Goose_sculpture.jpg

Girton Jubilee Gallery

https://www.cambridgeindependent.co.uk/news/accession-day-70-minutes-of-bell-ringing-in-girton-to-mark-9238531/

Cycle it to St Ives from Cambridge

The Cambridgeshire Alps

https://girtontowncharity.org.uk/about/sculpture-railings.html

Girton Cricket Club:
https://girton.cc/

War memorial:
https://www.roll-of-honour.com/Cambridgeshire/Girton.html

Social Club:
https://whatpub.com/pubs/CAM/288/girton-social-club-girton

Voi:

Say hello to Voi e-scooters in Cambridge

Cotton Hall:
https://www.cottonhall.co.uk/

Co Op Fire:
https://www.cambridge-news.co.uk/news/cambridge-news/girton-co-op-ram-raid-15923785

General History:
https://www.british-history.ac.uk/vch/cambs/vol9/pp115-118

History

Old Rectory:
https://www.british-history.ac.uk/vch/cambs/vol9/pp124-127

Churches:

Churches

Churchfield Court:

About Us

Gretton School:
https://www.grettonschool.com/

Demographics:
http://www.citypopulation.de/en/uk/eastofengland/admin/south_cambridgeshire/E04001788__girton/

Rightmove:
https://www.rightmove.co.uk/house-prices/girton.html?page=1

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Brendan Perkins – “Foxsnow” (B. Perkins)

Brendan Perkins – “Mickey’s House” (B. Perkins)

The Keyhouse – “Voices” (H. Flunder)

The Keyhouse – “Circles” (H. Flunder)

Helen Flunder – “Sun” (H. Flunder)

Helen Flunder – “Angels” (H. Flunder)

Helen Flunder – “C Song” (H. Flunder)

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