Estate papers, Horseheath etc., Cambridgeshire

  • This material is held at
  • Reference
      GB 12 MS Doc.3980
  • Dates of Creation
      c.1600-1909
  • Language of Material
      English .
  • Physical Description
      1 item(s) vellum vellum

Scope and Content

Miscellaneous papers, mostly re Horseheath, Mepal, West Wickham, Willingham, and other villages in Cambridgeshire. Also including letters of William Alington, 1640-69; volume of 'Notes for History of Churches in Cambridge', compiled by M D Duffield, 1814; logbook of Horseheath Board School, 1875-1902; correspondence of C H Evelyn White, rector of Rampton, Cambridgeshire, re hearse cloths, 1901; diary of historical notes on Horseheath, compiled by Mrs Evelyn Borrer and Miss Catherine Parsons, 1901-51; and poem by A C Yorke, 1909. Various years. Separate list in preparation, please ask at Reading Room desk.

Access Information

Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).

Acquisition Information

Bequeathed by Miss Catherine E. Parsons, 8 June 1956

Other Finding Aids

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Physical Characteristics and/or Technical Requirements

Uses both parchment and paper