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Wimpole
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Also known as Wimpole, Cambridgeshire

Wimpole is a small village and civil parish in South Cambridgeshire, England, about southwest of Cambridge. Until 1999, the main settlement on the A603 was officially known and signed as New Wimpole and Orwell, Cambridge Road. On 1 April 1999, following a parish boundary change and a referendum of local residents, the village name was simplified to Wimpole.

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Place details

Locality
South Cambridgeshire
Region
England
Country
United Kingdom
Population
0
Timezone
Europe/London

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Key facts

UK place.official_name
Wimpole
UK place.country
England
UK place.region
East of England
UK place.os_grid_reference
TL337509
UK place.post_town
Royston
UK place.postcode_area
SG
UK place.postcode_district
SG8
UK place.dial_code
01223
UK place.civil_parish
Wimpole
UK place.shire_district
South Cambridgeshire
UK place.shire_county
Cambridgeshire
UK place.population
227
UK place.population_ref
(2001) 301 (2011)
UK place.hide_services
Yes
UK place.static_image
Wimpole Hall, Cambridgeshire (1186112001).jpg
UK place.static_image_width
240px

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Encyclopedic overview

6 sections
Contents
  • History
  • Parish church
  • Notable people
  • See also
  • References
  • External links

Wimpole is a small village and civil parish in South Cambridgeshire, England, about southwest of Cambridge. Until 1999, the main settlement on the A603 was officially known and signed as New Wimpole and Orwell, Cambridge Road. On 1 April 1999, following a parish boundary change and a referendum of local residents, the village name was simplified to Wimpole.

It is the site of the country house of Wimpole Hall and its accompanying Wimpole's Folly.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Wimpole” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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