Barrington, Cambridgeshire
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Barrington is a village and civil parish in the South Cambridgeshire
district of Cambridgeshire
, England
. The village is about ten miles (16 km) south-west of Cambridge
, between Haslingfield
and Shepreth
.
The village green covers 30 acres (121,405.8 m²), is more than half a mile (800 m) long and is supposedly the longest in England.
which separates it from the parishes of Shepreth
, Foxton
, and Harston
and formed the ancient boundary of Wetherley hundred
. Its northern bounday reaches the ancient Mare Way at its north-westernmost tip, a track that ran along the ridge of the White Hill, and now forms the A603. It borders Orwell
to the west, Harlton
to the north and Haslingfield
to the east.
Listed as Barentone in the Domesday Book
of 1086 the name "Barrington" is believed to mean "farmstead of a man called Bara".
The village has long been an important manufacturer of bricks and cement; there were already four brick-makers by the 1840s. The Prime family opened the Shepreth road brickworks by 1876 which changed hands several times over the 20th century as it grew in size.
Barrington Hall was once the seat of the Bendyshe family; it was used for a while as offices (see Harlequin
) but currently for hosting weddings and other events. At the northern end of the village is the Cemex
cement
works. In November 2008 Cemex announced the closure of the factory.
South Cambridgeshire
South Cambridgeshire is a mostly rural local government district of Cambridgeshire, England. It was formed on 1 April 1974 by the merger of Chesterton Rural District and South Cambridgeshire Rural District. It surrounds the city of Cambridge, which is administered separately from the district by...
district of Cambridgeshire
Cambridgeshire
Cambridgeshire is a county in England, bordering Lincolnshire to the north, Norfolk to the northeast, Suffolk to the east, Essex and Hertfordshire to the south, and Bedfordshire and Northamptonshire to the west...
, England
England
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. The village is about ten miles (16 km) south-west of Cambridge
Cambridge
The city of Cambridge is a university town and the administrative centre of the county of Cambridgeshire, England. It lies in East Anglia about north of London. Cambridge is at the heart of the high-technology centre known as Silicon Fen – a play on Silicon Valley and the fens surrounding the...
, between Haslingfield
Haslingfield
Haslingfield is a village and civil parish in South Cambridgeshire, England. The village is about six miles south-west of Cambridge, between Harston, Barton and Barrington. The population in the 2001 census was 1,550 people living in 621 households. The main streets in the village are called High...
and Shepreth
Shepreth
Shepreth is a village and civil parish in South Cambridgeshire, lying halfway between Cambridge and Royston.-History:The parish of Shepreth is roughly-rectangular and covers 1318 acres...
.
The village green covers 30 acres (121,405.8 m²), is more than half a mile (800 m) long and is supposedly the longest in England.
History
The parish of Barrington is roughly a trapezium in shape and covers 2282 acres. The southern boundary follows the River CamRiver Cam
The River Cam is a tributary of the River Great Ouse in the east of England. The two rivers join to the south of Ely at Pope's Corner. The Great Ouse connects the Cam to England's canal system and to the North Sea at King's Lynn...
which separates it from the parishes of Shepreth
Shepreth
Shepreth is a village and civil parish in South Cambridgeshire, lying halfway between Cambridge and Royston.-History:The parish of Shepreth is roughly-rectangular and covers 1318 acres...
, Foxton
Foxton
Foxton is the name of several places in the world:New Zealand* Foxton, New Zealand, in the North Island* Foxton Beach, North IslandUnited Kingdom* Foxton, Cambridgeshire, England* Foxton, County Durham, England* Foxton, Leicestershire, England...
, and Harston
Harston
Harston is a village to the south of Cambridge, England.-Harston House:Harston House is a historic private house in Harston. It was formerly known as Harston Hall....
and formed the ancient boundary of Wetherley hundred
Hundreds of Cambridgeshire
Between Anglo-Saxon times and the 19th century Cambridgeshire was divided for administrative purposes into 17 hundreds, plus the borough of Cambridge...
. Its northern bounday reaches the ancient Mare Way at its north-westernmost tip, a track that ran along the ridge of the White Hill, and now forms the A603. It borders Orwell
Orwell, Cambridgeshire
Orwell is a small rural village outside Cambridge in South Cambridgeshire, England.The Prime Meridian passes the eastern edge of Orwell.-History:...
to the west, Harlton
Harlton
Harlton is a village and civil parish in the East of England region and the county Cambridgeshire in the United Kingdom. The village is south-west of Cambridge.-History:...
to the north and Haslingfield
Haslingfield
Haslingfield is a village and civil parish in South Cambridgeshire, England. The village is about six miles south-west of Cambridge, between Harston, Barton and Barrington. The population in the 2001 census was 1,550 people living in 621 households. The main streets in the village are called High...
to the east.
Listed as Barentone in the Domesday Book
Domesday Book
Domesday Book , now held at The National Archives, Kew, Richmond upon Thames in South West London, is the record of the great survey of much of England and parts of Wales completed in 1086...
of 1086 the name "Barrington" is believed to mean "farmstead of a man called Bara".
The village has long been an important manufacturer of bricks and cement; there were already four brick-makers by the 1840s. The Prime family opened the Shepreth road brickworks by 1876 which changed hands several times over the 20th century as it grew in size.
Barrington Hall was once the seat of the Bendyshe family; it was used for a while as offices (see Harlequin
Harlequin (software company)
Harlequin was formerly a technology company based in Cambridge, UK and Cambridge, Massachusetts. They specialized in printing applications, graphical applications, law enforcement applications, and programming language implementations...
) but currently for hosting weddings and other events. At the northern end of the village is the Cemex
Cemex
CEMEX is the world's largest building materials supplier and third largest cement producer. Founded in Mexico in 1906, the company is based in Monterrey, Mexico...
cement
Portland cement
Portland cement is the most common type of cement in general use around the world because it is a basic ingredient of concrete, mortar, stucco and most non-specialty grout...
works. In November 2008 Cemex announced the closure of the factory.