Abington, Cambridgeshire
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| Little & Great Abington | |
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| Statistics | |
| Population: | 1,383 (2001) |
| Ordnance Survey | |
| OS grid reference: | TL529487 |
| Administration | |
| District: | South Cambridgeshire |
| Shire county: | Cambridgeshire |
| Region: | East of England |
| Constituent country: | England |
| Sovereign state: | United Kingdom |
| Other | |
| Ceremonial county: | Cambridgeshire |
| Historic county: | Cambridgeshire |
| Services | |
| Police force: | Cambridgeshire Constabulary |
| Ambulance service: | East of England |
| Post office and telephone | |
| Post town: | CAMBRIDGE |
| Postal district: | CB1 |
| Dialling code: | 01223 |
| Politics | |
| UK Parliament: | Cambridgeshire South East |
| European Parliament: | East of England |
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Abington is a community in South Cambridgeshire consisting of two villages: Little Abington and Great Abington.
The village history dates back to the Bronze Age, some 4000 years ago. The Saxons gave the village its name, originally called "Abba's Farm." The Great and Little came a lot later, long after the two manors on either side of the river were allotted to different people at the Norman Conquest.
[edit] References
- Census 2001 Profile of Little Abington
- Census 2001 Profile of Great Abington
- St Mary's Church, Little Abington
- Great Abington Circa 1900
