Arrington, Cambridgeshire
{{Short description|Village in Cambridgeshire, England}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2019}}
{{Infobox UK place
| official_name= Arrington
| country= England
| region= East of England
| os_grid_reference= TL334501
|coordinates = {{coord|52.13515|-0.06475|display=inline,title}}
| post_town= ROYSTON
| postcode_area= SG
| postcode_district= SG8
| dial_code= 01223
| shire_county= Cambridgeshire
|shire_district= South Cambridgeshire
| population = 415
|population_ref = (2011 Census)http://www.cambridgeshireinsight.org.uk/census2011/census_maps {{Dead link|date=February 2022}}
|website= http://www.arrington.org.uk
|static_image_name= Village sign, Arrington - geograph.org.uk - 987168.jpg
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|static_image_caption= Village sign, Arrington
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Arrington is a small village and civil parish in the South Cambridgeshire district of Cambridgeshire, England, with a population of 415 at the time of 2011 census.[http://www.cambridgeshire.gov.uk/NR/rdonlyres/9A2BA5C4-AC7C-414E-9AE4-7D7D19752C29/0/Arrington.pdf Cambridgeshire County Council: Arrington] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110609182828/http://www.cambridgeshire.gov.uk/NR/rdonlyres/9A2BA5C4-AC7C-414E-9AE4-7D7D19752C29/0/Arrington.pdf |date=June 9, 2011 }} The village is {{convert|6|mi|0}} north of Royston, Hertfordshire, and {{convert|9|mi|0}} south-west of the county city of Cambridge.
History
Arrington is on the A1198 road, the old Roman Ermine Street. Around 950, the settlement's name was written as Earnningtone; in the 1086 Domesday Book it was spelled Erningtune. By the 13th century, the village was known as Aring(e)ton(e).[http://www.arrington.org.uk/history.asp Arrington Parish Council: History] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080828024607/http://www.arrington.org.uk/history.asp |date=August 28, 2008 }} The probable meaning was 'farmstead of the family or followers of a man called Earn(a)'.Mills, A.D. (1998). A Dictionary of English Place-names. Second Edition. Oxford University Press, Oxford. p13. {{ISBN|0-19-280074-4}} Flint tools have been found along the spring line around Church Farm.[http://www.eastspace.net/arrington_parish_council/DisplayArticle.asp?ID=8431 Arrington Parish Council: A history of the parish] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090903215219/http://www.eastspace.net/arrington_parish_council/DisplayArticle.asp?ID=8431 |date=September 3, 2009 }}
Governance
The parish council has seven councillors.[http://www.eastspace.net/arrington_parish_council/DisplayArticle.asp?ID=8942 Arrington Parish Council: Council & Democracy] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090903215240/http://www.eastspace.net/arrington_parish_council/DisplayArticle.asp?ID=8942 |date=September 3, 2009 }} Arrington is represented on South Cambridgeshire District Council by one councillor for The Mordens ward and on Cambridgeshire County Council by one councillor for Gamlingay electoral division.[http://www2.cambridgeshire.gov.uk/db/council1.nsf/menus/councillors?OpenDocument Cambridgeshire County Council: County Councillors] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090513055242/http://www2.cambridgeshire.gov.uk/db/council1.nsf/menus/councillors?OpenDocument |date=2009-05-13 }} At Wesminster it is part of the South Cambridgeshire constituency.
Geography
Arrington village and parish are mostly west of the A1198 road, with the exception of a small area of land to the east, next to Wimpole Park. A minor road runs west to Croydon; the next village north is Longstowe and Wendy lies south. Arrington is nine miles south-west of the county town of Cambridge and 44 miles north of London.[http://www.getamap.co.uk Ordnance Survey getamap.co.uk]
The parish ranges from 20 to 76 metres above sea level. The River Cam forms the southern boundary of the parish. The parish's soil is described as 'clayey' with chalk and gault subsoil.
Landmarks
A war memorial, built in the 1920s, is dedicated to Arrington men and women who died in the First and Second World Wars. It stands at the old junction of the road to Cambridge and Ermine Street.[http://www.arrington.org.uk/memorial.asp Arrington Parish Council: War memorial] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080725095104/http://www.arrington.org.uk/memorial.asp |date=July 25, 2008 }}
There are 20 listed buildings in Arrington (including the church). Among them are the old post office and shop,[https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1128199 Images of England: Post Office, house and shop] nine houses and two milestones along Ermine Street, Wraggs Farmhouse,[https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1330879 Images of England: Wraggs Farmhouse] its barn[https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1128202 Images of England: Barn at Wraggs Farm] and old granary,[https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1163299 Images of England: Granary at Wraggs Farm] the Hardwicke Arms Hotel[https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1163318 Images of England: Hardwicke Arms Hotel] and entrance gates and piers to Wimpole Hall.[https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1128204 Images of England: Entrance gates and piers to Wimpole Hall]
Religious sites
Arrington's church is dedicated to St Nicholas. It has a brick tower with a low spire and contains one bell; the building was restored in 1894.[http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/CAM/Arrington GENUKI: Arrington]
It is a Grade I listed building.[https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1128196 Images of England: St Nicholas' Church] There are some pictures and a description of the church at the Cambridgeshire Churches website .[http://www.druidic.org/camchurch/churches/arrington.htm St Nicholas' page at the Cambridgeshire Churches website]
Notable people
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External links
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Category:Villages in Cambridgeshire