Dullingham
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Dullingham is a village and civil parish in East Cambridgeshire
, England. It is situated 4 miles (6 km) south of Newmarket and 14 miles (23 km) east of Cambridge
.
border, and is bounded to the south west by Burrough Green
and to the north east by Stetchworth
. The ancient Icknield Way
crosses the north west of the parish. The village seems to have existed for over 1,000 years. By the time of the Domesday Book
, there were four land holdings and 46 peasants.
Listed as Dullingeham in the Domesday Book
, the village's name means "homestead of the family or followers of a man called Dulla".
dates from the earliest records in the early 12th century. . It consists of a chancel, aisled and clerestoried nave with north porch and south chapel, and west tower. The chancel is the earliest part of the present building, and was built in the 13th century. The tower was added in the 14th century, and the nave was rebuilt in the 15th century.
A Wesleyan chapel was opened in the village in 1826 and closed in the late 20th century.
lies on the Cambridge branch of the Ipswich to Ely Line
, and is about 1 miles (1.6 km) from the centre of Dullingham.
Dullingham has two pubs, The Boot and the King's Head. The King's Head is the older of the two, situated in a 17th-century house and was in use as an alehouse in 1728. It belonged to the parish charity until 1931. The King's Head reopened in late 2008 after a period of closure, and now includes a restaurant area. The Boot, open since the mid-19th century stands on the village green. Several other former pubs were recorded in the 19th century, including the Rising Sun at Dullingham Ley that closed just after the Second World War, and the Royal Oak on Stony Street that closed in 1975.
Other notable buildings in Dullingham include Dullingham House, The Old Bakery, The Maltings, The Guildhall, The Workhouse, The Wesleyan Chapel and the Mission hall. In 1945 the Taylor family bought the former Oddfellows' hall (built c. 1925), and gave it as a village hall. It is known as the Sidney Taylor Hall.
East Cambridgeshire
East Cambridgeshire is a local government district in Cambridgeshire, England. Its council is based in Ely....
, England. It is situated 4 miles (6 km) south of Newmarket and 14 miles (23 km) east of Cambridge
Cambridge
The city of Cambridge is a university town and the administrative centre of the county of Cambridgeshire, England. It lies in East Anglia about north of London. Cambridge is at the heart of the high-technology centre known as Silicon Fen – a play on Silicon Valley and the fens surrounding the...
.
History
The parish of Dullingham covers 3387 acres in a long thin irregular shape running from just north of the Cambridge to Newmarket road to the SuffolkSuffolk
Suffolk is a non-metropolitan county of historic origin in East Anglia, England. It has borders with Norfolk to the north, Cambridgeshire to the west and Essex to the south. The North Sea lies to the east...
border, and is bounded to the south west by Burrough Green
Burrough Green
Burrough Green is a village and parish in Cambridgeshire, England. Described in Kelly's Directory as a "village and parish 2½ miles south-east from Dullingham station on the Cambridge and Bury branch of the London and North Eastern Railway and 6 south from Newmarket, in the hundred of Radfield,...
and to the north east by Stetchworth
Stetchworth
Stetchworth is a small village and civil parish in East Cambridgeshire, England, to the south of the horse-racing centre of Newmarket and around east of Cambridge.-History:...
. The ancient Icknield Way
Icknield Way
The Icknield Way is an ancient trackway in southern England. It follows the chalk escarpment that includes the Berkshire Downs and Chiltern Hills.-Background:...
crosses the north west of the parish. The village seems to have existed for over 1,000 years. By the time of the Domesday Book
Domesday Book
Domesday Book , now held at The National Archives, Kew, Richmond upon Thames in South West London, is the record of the great survey of much of England and parts of Wales completed in 1086...
, there were four land holdings and 46 peasants.
Listed as Dullingeham in the Domesday Book
Domesday Book
Domesday Book , now held at The National Archives, Kew, Richmond upon Thames in South West London, is the record of the great survey of much of England and parts of Wales completed in 1086...
, the village's name means "homestead of the family or followers of a man called Dulla".
Church
The church of St Mary the VirginSt Mary the Virgin
-Churches:* St Mary the Virgin, Aldermanbury* St Mary the Virgin, Blackburn Hamlet* St Mary the Virgin, Brighton* St Mary the Virgin, Barnes* St Mary the Virgin, Bathwick* St Mary the Virgin, Gillingham, Dorset* St Mary the Virgin, Henbury...
dates from the earliest records in the early 12th century. . It consists of a chancel, aisled and clerestoried nave with north porch and south chapel, and west tower. The chancel is the earliest part of the present building, and was built in the 13th century. The tower was added in the 14th century, and the nave was rebuilt in the 15th century.
A Wesleyan chapel was opened in the village in 1826 and closed in the late 20th century.
Village life
The village has had its own railway station since 1848. Dullingham railway stationDullingham railway station
Dullingham is a railway station that serves the village of Dullingham in Cambridgeshire, England. It is about north-west of the centre of the village. It is also the nearest railway station to the town of Haverhill in Suffolk, which is about 9 miles away. The station, and all trains serving it,...
lies on the Cambridge branch of the Ipswich to Ely Line
Ipswich to Ely Line
The Ipswich to Ely Line is a railway line linking East Anglia to the English Midlands via Ely. There is also a branch line to . Passenger services are operated by National Express East Anglia...
, and is about 1 miles (1.6 km) from the centre of Dullingham.
Dullingham has two pubs, The Boot and the King's Head. The King's Head is the older of the two, situated in a 17th-century house and was in use as an alehouse in 1728. It belonged to the parish charity until 1931. The King's Head reopened in late 2008 after a period of closure, and now includes a restaurant area. The Boot, open since the mid-19th century stands on the village green. Several other former pubs were recorded in the 19th century, including the Rising Sun at Dullingham Ley that closed just after the Second World War, and the Royal Oak on Stony Street that closed in 1975.
Other notable buildings in Dullingham include Dullingham House, The Old Bakery, The Maltings, The Guildhall, The Workhouse, The Wesleyan Chapel and the Mission hall. In 1945 the Taylor family bought the former Oddfellows' hall (built c. 1925), and gave it as a village hall. It is known as the Sidney Taylor Hall.