In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Steeple Morden like this:
STEEPLE-MORDEN, a parish in the district of Royston and county of Cambridge; 2¾ miles N of Ashwell r. station, and 4¾ WNW of Royston. It has a post-office under Royston. Acres, 3,767. Real property, £5,445. Pop., 913. Houses, 185. The manor belonged formerly to the Fitzwalters, and belongs now to the Earl of Hardwicke. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Ely. Value, £200.* Patron, New College, Cambridge. The church's steeple fell about 1760, and has never been rebuilt. There is a Wesleyan chapel.
Steeple Morden through time
Steeple Morden is now part of South Cambridgeshire district. Click here for graphs and data of how South Cambridgeshire has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Steeple Morden itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Steeple Morden in South Cambridgeshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/5089
Date accessed: 07th May 2024
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