Shingay cum Wendy explained

Country:England
Coordinates:52.1083°N -0.0858°W
Official Name:Shingay cum Wendy
Population:104
Population Ref:(2001)[1]
139 (2011)[2]
Shire District:South Cambridgeshire
Shire County:Cambridgeshire
Region:East of England
Constituency Westminster:South Cambridgeshire
Post Town:ROYSTON
Postcode District:SG8
Postcode Area:SG
Dial Code:01223
Os Grid Reference:TL311472

Shingay cum Wendy is a civil parish in the English county of Cambridgeshire, around 5 miles (8 km) north west of Royston.

Forming part of the district of South Cambridgeshire's Bassingbourn Ward the parish's main settlements are Shingay and Wendy.

As Shingay cum Wendy has a low number of electors the affairs of the parish are run by the parish meeting system.

History

The parish historically consisted of two separate parishes: Shingay and Wendy. The two were united in 1957 to form the present civil parish which covers an area of 1791acres. The parish's straight eastern boundary with Whaddon follows the Roman Ermine Street (now the A1198), and its northern boundary with Croydon and Arrington follows the winding course of the River Cam. Its south and western borders with Bassingbourn, Abington Pigotts, and Steeple Morden largely follow field boundaries.[3]

RAF Bassingbourn covers a portion of the south-eastern part of the parish, and was built just prior to the Second World War.

For additional history, see the pages for Shingay and Wendy.

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Notes and References

  1. http://www.cambridgeshire.gov.uk/NR/rdonlyres/E593C7C9-5079-4040-8C71-06697FF1B6AF/0/ShingaycumWendy.pdf 2001 census
  2. Web site: Civil Parish population 2011. 25 July 2016. Office for National Statistics. Neighbourhood Statistics.
  3. Book: A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely. 8. 1982. 135–142.