1845 Gardner's Directory of Cambridgeshire

=====LITTLE SHELFORD====

SHELFORD LITTLE PARISH.

This parish, which adjoins that of Great Shelford, contains 1200 acres: its

population in 1801, was 220; in 1831, 483 ; and in 1841, 527 souls. The

amount of assessed property is £1,914. The soil is various, and the

principal proprietors are James E. Law, Esq., and Charles Brent Wale, Esq.

Manor.-The manor was for more than three centuries in the family of

Freville, of which it was purchased soon after the year 1600 by Alderman J.

Banks, who sold the manor-house to Sir Toby Palavicini ; and his son re-sold

it to Daniel Wigmore, archdeacon of Ely. On the site of the manor Sir Toby

Palavicini built a house in the Italian style, which he sold to John Gill,

Esq. It was afterwards united to the manor, and the estate sold in 1707 to

the Rev. Roger Gillingham, of whose family it was purchased in 1745 by Wm.

Finch, Esq. Mr. Finch pulled down the house which had been erected by Sir

Toby Palavicini and built the present mansion on its site, and filled up the

greater part of the moat. It is now the property and seat of James Edmund

Law, Esq. There was formerly a Hermitage at the bridge between Great and

Little Shelford, of which John Lucas was hermit in 1398.

The Village of Little Shelford, which is neat, adjoins that of Great

Shelford, and is about 41/2 miles south from Cambridge, and half a mile from

the railway station in the adjoining parish.

The Church dedicated to All Saints, was built in the latter part of the 13th

century, partly in the perpendicular and partly in the decorated style. It

consists of a nave, side aisles, chancel, side chapels, (one of which was

dedicated to Corpus Christi, and the other probably the `Ladye Chapel,' but

now the property of the lord of the manor,) and a massive embattled tower,

containing five bells. The windows were formerly filled with painted glass,

and a portion of the ancient rood-screen still remains. In the chancel is

some carved stall-work, and under an ogee arch, richly ornamented with

crockets, is the monument of Sir John de Freville, a crusader, and the

founder of the church, who died in the year 1312. This monument consists of

an altar tomb, with the effigies of a cross-legged knight carved in stone,

with a lion at his feet.There are also in the church several monumental

brasses, and other memorials of the Freville, Wale, and Ingle families.The

living is a rectory !

in the deanery of Barton, rated in the K. B. at £15. 9s. 7d., but now worth

£370. nett per annum. The patronage is vested in the lord of the manor, and

the Rev. Wm. Law, M.A., is rector. Here are the remains of three ancient

crosses, one of which is in the centre of the churchyard, another in a

corner of it, and the third, which formerly stood in the road, is now in the

garden belonging to the late Sir Charles Wale's house. Land was allotted at

the inclosure of the parish in lieu of tithes.

Butter Mr, Samuel

Collier John, Esq.

Finch Mrs.

Francis Mrs. Ann

Foster Michael, Esq.

Law James Edmund, Esq.

Lister Mr. Jas. Manor-house

Spurrell Rev. Wm., curate

Twist James, Esq.

Wale Charles Brent, Esq.

Farmers.

Clare William

Dawson Geo. (& grocer)

Gall William

Wragg William

Wragg William George

Traders

Andrews James, carrier

Austin Joseph, bricklayer

Austin Thomas. builder

Butler Charles nursery and seedsman

Butler Jacob, shopkeeper

Cooper. Jas. gardener, &c.

Dare Emma, schoolmistress

Elborn William, bricklayer

Howard Alice, vict., Three Horse.shees

Jennings Geo., vict., Horse and Groom.

Jennings Jph., vict., Prince Regent

Litchfield Francis, carrier

Northfield J., schoolmaster

Northfield Robt., vict., King William

Robinson Rd., shopkeeper

Trigg Wm., corn merchant

Webb Wm. tin-plate worker

White Thomas, baker