Horningsea

• The Census Records from 1841-1891 can be found in the Cambridgeshire Archives. In addition the 1851 Census for Horningsea is available in full transcript form, on microfiche, from the Cambridgeshire Family History Society Publications list (search)

• St. Peter's Church, Horningsea.

• "The church of St. Peter is a building of stone in the Transition Norman and later styles, consisting of chancel, nave, aisles, south porch and a western tower containing 5 bells: the chancel dates from about 1220; the north arcade of the nave is Decorated, and the south Transition Norman; some of the windows are of the late Decorated period, and have beautiful tracery: the east end of the south aisle, anciently a chantry, retains a large niche: a brass tablet was erected in 1919, inscribed with the names of the men of this parish who fell in the Great War, 1914-1918: the south porch has grotesque sculptures at the eaves: the church was thoroughly restored in 1865 at a cost of over £1,000, the chancel at the expense of St. John's College, and the nave by subscriptions from parishioners and friends: in 1890 the tower and other portions of the fabric were repaired at a cost of £400: further extensive repairs were carried out during 1923-5: there are 250 sittings. The register dates from the year 1628." [Kelly's Directory - Cambridgeshire - 1929]

• Church of England
  • Horningsea, St. Peter: Records of baptisms 1628-1878, marriages 1628-1979, burials 1628-1941 and banns 1778-1940 reside in the Cambridgeshire Archives. Index transcripts of baptisms 1628-1878, marriages 1628-46, 1660-1878 and burials 1628-56, 1661-1878 also reside in the Cambridgeshire Archives. The Bishop's Transcripts for the years 1599-1840 can be found in the Cambridge University Library.The parish register transcripts, for the years 1628-1878, are also available on microfiche from the Cambridgeshire Family History Society Publications list (search)

• A transcript of the Horningsea parish entries from Samuel Lewis's 1835 Topographical Dictionary of England,
• A transcript of the Horningsea parish entries from 1929 Kellys Directory of Cambridgeshire

• Ask for a calculation of the distance from Horningsea to another place.

You can see maps centred on OS grid reference TL491623 (Lat/Lon: 52.238702, 0.18215), Horningsea which are provided by:

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• The War Memorial Plaques in the Church have been transcribed and the men researched.

• "CLAYHITHE is a hamlet in this parish, bounded on the east by the river Cam. A toll bridge, erected by the Clayhithe Bridge Co. crosses the river Cam at Clayhithe and connects the parishes of Horningsea and Waterbeach." [Kelly's Directory - Cambridgeshire - 1929]

• Land Tax: records were compiled afresh each year and contain the names of owners and occupiers in each parish, but usually there is no address or place name. These records reside in the Cambridgeshire Archives for the years 1757-63, 1789-1837, 1880-92 and 1903-48.