Lode

• The Monumental Inscriptions for both churchyards reside in the Cambridgeshire Archives. These are available, on microfiche, from the Cambridgeshire Family History Society Publications list (search)
• "A cemetery of one acre has been formed at a cost of £243; it is under the control of the Parish Council."
  [Kelly's Directory - 1929]

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

• The following Churches have their own websites:
  • St. James Church, Lode

• "The ecclesiastical parish of St. James was formed May 1, 1863; the church, erected and consecrated in 1853, is a building of stone in the Gothic style, consisting of chancel, nave, south porch and a western turret containing a clock and 2 bells: during the period 1873-90 it was restored, redecorated and refitted, including in 1886-7 a new roof, provided at a cost of £200, the remaining work; including the erection of a reredos and several stained windows, the total expense amounting to over £600: there are 300 sittings. The register dates from the year 1863."
• "There is a Baptist chapel, built in 1832 and seating 400 persons. In the centre of the village is a cross of Cornish granite, erected in 1923 as a memorial to the men of this parish who fell in the Great War, 1914-18."
  [Kelly's Directory - Cambridgeshire - 1929]

• Church of England
  • Lode, Bottisham, St. James: Baptisms 1863-1899 and banns 1863-1953 reside in the Cambridgeshire Archives. All other registers are at the church from 1863.
• Baptist
  • Lode, Strict Baptists: A register of births 1809-36 and the Monumental Inscriptions of the churchyard 1826-1916 reside at the Cambridgeshire Archives.
• Methodist
  • Primitive Methodist Church: Records exist at the Cambridgeshire Archives for the Cambridge Primitive Circuit of which Lode is part.

• "Here are the remains of the Priory of Anglesey, founded by Henry I or Richard de Clare for canons of the Augustinian order, and dedicated to the Blessed Virgin and St. Nicolas: at the dissolution there were 11 canons, and the revenues were estimated at £124: the remains consist of a vaulted room and graduated corbel table connected with a staircase; both are Early English. Anglesey Abbey is the property and residence of Lord Fairhaven. Roger W.B. Jenyns esq. J.P. is lord of the manor of Anglesey and Vauxes; Lord Fairhaven, Messrs. Thomas Webb and Samuel C. and Jonathan C. Fison are the principal landowners, and there are several smaller owners."
  [Kelly's Directory - Cambridgeshire - 1929]
• There are National Trust details of Angelsey Abbey and Lode Mill.

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

You can see maps centred on OS grid reference TL534623 (Lat/Lon: 52.237521, 0.245071), Lode which are provided by:

• OpenStreetMap
• Google Maps
• StreetMap (Current Ordnance Survey maps)
• Bing (was Multimap)
• Old Maps Online
• National Library of Scotland (Old Ordnance Survey maps)
• Vision of Britain (Click "Historical units & statistics" for administrative areas.)
• English Jurisdictions in 1851 (Unfortunately the LDS have removed the facility to enable us to specify a starting location, you will need to search yourself on their map.)
• Magic (Geographic information) (Click + on map if it doesn't show)
• GeoHack (Links to on-line maps and location specific services.)

• All places within the same township/parish shown on an Openstreetmap map.
• Nearby townships/parishes shown on an Openstreetmap map.
• Nearby places shown on an Openstreetmap map.

• The Lode war memorial has been transcribed and details of the men provided.

• Land Tax: see BOTTISHAM.