Shingay
Sign in to saveAlso known as Shengay
Shingay is a hamlet and former civil parish, now in the parish of Shingay cum Wendy, in the South Cambridgeshire district, in the county of Cambridgeshire, England around 5 miles north west of Royston. In 1951 the parish had a population of 38.
Weather now
cached 568h ago7-day forecast
via Open-Meteo
Place details
- Locality
- South Cambridgeshire
- Region
- England
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Population
- 0
via OpenStreetMap · GeoNames
Wikidata facts
- Population
- 38
- Image
- Shingay village, Cambs - geograph.org.uk - 104744.jpg
- Dialing code
- 01223
Show 4 more facts
- Commons category
- Shingay
- postal code
- SG8
- OS grid reference
- TL307467
- P8168
- Nacéra Benseddik
via Wikidata · CC0
~2 min read
Article
3 sectionsContents
- History
- References
- External links
Shingay is a hamlet and former civil parish, now in the parish of Shingay cum Wendy, in the South Cambridgeshire district, in the county of Cambridgeshire, England around 5 miles north west of Royston. In 1951 the parish had a population of 38.
==History== Shingay was a separate parish until 1 April 1957 when it was merged with neighbouring Wendy to form the present civil parish of Shingay cum Wendy. The historical parish covered an area of . Its northern border with Croydon (formerly Croydon-cum-Clapton) followed the River Cam, and its eastern border with Wendy was marked by the North Ditch. Its southern border with Abington Pigotts also largely followed drainage channels, and its western border with Steeple Morden followed field boundaries marked by Shingay Gate Farm. The parish was largely wooded until the mid-19th century, but little woodland now remains.
On the map
2 mapped locations