In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Steeple Gidding like this:
GIDDING (Steeple), a parish in the district and county of Huntingdon; on Alconbury brook, 7 miles S by W of Stilton, and 7 SW by S of Holme r. station. Post town, Hamerton, under St. Neots. Acres, 1, 091. Real property, £1, 226. Pop., 118. Houses, 21. The property is all in one estate. The manor belonged formerly to the Cottons, and belongs now to J. Heathcote, Esq. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Ely. Value, £199. Patron, J. Heathcote, Esq. The church is ancient but good; and has a spire; and contains monuments of the Cottons.
Steeple Gidding through time
Steeple Gidding is now part of Huntingdonshire district. Click here for graphs and data of how Huntingdonshire has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Steeple Gidding itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Steeple Gidding in Huntingdonshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/7197
Date accessed: 12th May 2024
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