Search for a place
Search for a place
In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Croxton like this:
CROXTON, a parish in Caxton district, Cambridge; contiguous with Hunts, 3¾ miles W by N of Caxton, and 5 E by S of St. Neots r. station. Post town, Caxton, under Royston. Acres, 1, 901. Real property, £1, 675. Pop., 267. Houses, 48. The property is divided among a few. Croxton Park is the seat of G. O. Newton, Esq. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Ely. Value, £185.* Patron, G. O. Newton, Esq. The church is tolerable; and there are charities £35.
Croxton 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 Croxton itself, go to Statistics.
How to reference this page:
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Croxton, in South Cambridgeshire and Cambridgeshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/3784
Date accessed: 08th April 2026
Click here for more detailed advice on finding places within A Vision of Britain through Time, and maybe some references to other places called "Croxton".
