Childerley

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|official_name= Childerley

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|shire_county = Cambridgeshire

|region= East of England

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|post_town= Cambridge

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|postcode_district= CB23

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Childerley, also known as Great Childerley and Little Childerly, was a small rural village in the county of Cambridgeshire in the East of England, United Kingdom. The population is included in the civil parish of Caldecote.

Village history

Childerley is mentioned in the Domesday Book of 1086. Childerley Hall was built by Sir John Cutts after clearing and depopulating the two existing villages of Great Childerley and Little Childerley.Francis, R., {{cite web | url=https://archive.org/stream/lookingforelizab007076mbp/lookingforelizab007076mbp_djvu.txt | title=Looking For Elizabethan England}}, Macdonald, London, 1954 There were originally two churches in Childerley, one of which was dedicated to St Mary. Both were demolished by Sir John Cutts.[http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/CAM/Childerley/index.html Childerley] at GENUKI Queen Elizabeth I is recorded{{cite book | last = Fuller | first = Thomas | title = History of the Worthies of England | isbn = 978-0-404-02680-6}} as having sent the Spanish Ambassador to stay with Sir John Cutts at the Hall.

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Category:Former populated places in Cambridgeshire

Category:South Cambridgeshire District