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Periods > 17th century > Victoria County History: Cambridgeshire

The local history of the county, including the Isle of Ely, organised by parish.

A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely: Volume 3The City and University of Cambridge

• 11th and 12th centuries • 13th century • 14th century • 15th century • 16th century • 17th century • 18th century • 19th century
A thematic and topographical account of the City, and a history of the University and its colleges and halls.

A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely: Volume 4City of Ely; Ely, N. and S. Witchford and Wisbech Hundreds

• 11th and 12th centuries • 13th century • 14th century • 15th century • 16th century • 17th century • 18th century • 19th century
Covers the cathedral city and liberty of Ely and the rural areas to the west and north-west, including the port of Wisbech.

A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely: Volume 5

• 11th and 12th centuries • 13th century • 14th century • 15th century • 16th century • 17th century • 18th century • 19th century
A part-volume, giving topographical accounts of the twenty-four parishes of the hundreds of Longstowe and Wetherley, west of Cambridge.

A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely: Volume 6

• 11th and 12th centuries • 13th century • 14th century • 15th century • 16th century • 17th century • 18th century • 19th century
Details the parishes of the three hundreds of Chilford, Radfield and Whittlesford in the south of the county, on the border with Essex.

A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely: Volume 8

• 11th and 12th centuries • 13th century • 14th century • 15th century • 16th century • 17th century • 18th century • 19th century
Details the twenty-three parishes of Armingford and Thriplow hundreds, south and west of Cambridge.

A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely: Volume 9Chesterton, Northstowe, and Papworth Hundreds

• 11th and 12th centuries • 13th century • 14th century • 15th century • 16th century • 17th century • 18th century • 19th century
Covers the suburban and rural areas to the north and north-west of Cambridge.

A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely: Volume 10Cheveley, Flendish, Staine and Staploe Hundreds (north-eastern Cambridgeshire)

• 11th and 12th centuries • 13th century • 14th century • 15th century • 16th century • 17th century • 18th century • 19th century
The histories of the twenty-three parishes which make up the four hundreds of Staploe, Staine, Flendish and Cheveley.

A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely: Volume 2

• 11th and 12th centuries • 13th century • 14th century • 15th century • 16th century
A part-volume, covering the history of the religious houses in the county, including the early history of Ely cathedral.