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In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Spinney like this:
SPINNEY, a quondam abbey 5 miles S of Ely, in Cambridge. It was founded, in the time of Henry III., by Sir H. De Malebisse; became the seat, in the 17th century, of Henry Cromwell; was visited, in his time, by Charles II.; and passed to Lord Orford and others.
Spinney is now part of EAST CAMBRIDGESHIRE District. Click here for graphs and data of how EAST CAMBRIDGESHIRE has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Spinney itself, go to Statistics.
How to reference this page:
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Spinney, in East Cambridgeshire and Cambridgeshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/25720
Date accessed: 08th April 2026
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