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In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Rampton like this:
RAMPTON, a parish in Chesterton district, Cambridgeshire; on an affluent of the river Ouse, 1½ mile E N E of Long Stanton r. station, and 7 N by W of Cambridge. Post-town, Cottenham, under Cambridge. Acres, 1, 312. Real property, £1, 966. Pop., 240. Houses, 50. The manor belongs to H. Effingham, Esq. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Ely. Value, £342.* Patron, the Rev. F. Strong. The church is a rubble building, with a tower. There are a Baptist chapel, a national school, and charities £20.
Rampton is now part of SOUTH CAMBRIDGESHIRE District. Click here for graphs and data of how SOUTH CAMBRIDGESHIRE has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Rampton itself, go to Statistics.
How to reference this page:
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Rampton, in South Cambridgeshire and Cambridgeshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/3067
Date accessed: 08th April 2026
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