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Whaddon, Cambridgeshire

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tradition. This involves singing a rather unusual song around the village before and on Whit Sunday itself. The tradition seems to have died out at the beginning of the 20th century, but was revived once for the coronation of King George VI in 1937, and was revived as a regular event in 2005.
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built a school in the village. Numbers fell until in 1924 secondary pupils were sent to Meldreth and Bassingbourn. Finally in 1962 primary pupils were transferred to Orwell Petersfield school and the Whaddon school was closed. The building now serves as the village hall.
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nave, south porch, and west tower. The chancel is the oldest part of the present building, dating from the end of the 13th century. The nave and tower were added in the late 14th century. It is a grade I
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There are no longer any pubs in Whaddon. Between 1841 and around 1900 The Pickering Arms was open in the village, becoming a farmhouse after it closed and burning down in around 1970. The Home served
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A travellers' site is located on the western side of the village. South Cambridgeshire has recently announced that the site is to be expanded and improved in a £1.4 million development project.
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workers at Whaddon Green for several decades in the late 19th century. Though originally part of Melbourn, The Queen Adelaide opened south of Whaddon Green in around 1900, closing in 1956.
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The parish of Whaddon covers an area of 1,538 acres (622 ha). Its entire western boundary follows the Roman
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In 1812, an Act authorised the creation of a canal running from Whaddon to
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The parish church of St Mary consists of a chancel, five-bay aisled and
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from the roof was stolen, but by 2021 it had been replaced using
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of 1086, the name "Waddon" means "hill where wheat is grown".
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A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
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Whaddon is located in Cambridgeshire
Cambridgeshire
OS grid reference
TL3546
District
South Cambridgeshire
Shire county
Cambridgeshire
Region
East
Country
England
Sovereign state
Post town
Postcode district
SG8
Dialling code
Police
Cambridgeshire
Fire
Cambridgeshire
Ambulance
East of England
UK
England
Cambridgeshire
52°05′59″N 0°01′23″W / 52.0998°N 0.0230°W / 52.0998; -0.0230
civil parish
South
Cambridgeshire

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