Melbourn
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| Melbourn shown within Cambridgeshire | |
| Population | 4,414 4,689 (2011) |
| OS grid reference | TL385445 |
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| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | ROYSTON |
| Postcode district | SG8 |
| Dialling code | 01763 |
| Police | Cambridgeshire |
| Fire | Cambridgeshire |
| Ambulance | East of England |
| EU Parliament | East of England |
Melbourn is a large village in the far south west of Cambridgeshire, England. It is located next to the A10 just north of Royston. Melbourn has over 4,400 inhabitants. Melbourn is located in the South Cambridgeshire District, but is served by the Royston, Hertfordshire post town.
The Prime Meridian passes to the west of Melbourn.
The parish has a long history of occupation, stemming from the presence of springs at Melbourn Bury and the several ancient trackways that cross the parish; the Icknield Way runs to the south of the parish and Ashwell Street and the Roman Cambridge-Royston road are also believed to follow prehistoric trackways. Pottery and burial finds show evidence of Bronze Age residents, and a Roman settlement has been found at the north-east edge of the village. Excavations in the 1950s discovered 28 graves from a 7th-century Christian burial site close to Ashwell Street.
Melbourn appears in 5 entries in Domesday Book
❧ ENTRY 1 ❧ Tenant-in-chief and Lord in 1086: Guy of Raimbeaucourt. Households: 6 villagers. 18 smallholders. 10 cottagers. Ploughland: 11 ploughlands (land for). 2 lord's plough teams. 2 lord's plough teams possible. 7 men's plough teams. Other resources: 2.5 lord's lands. Meadow 6 ploughs. 0.5 mills, value 0.13. Phillimore reference: 31,2
❧ ENTRY 2 ❧ Tenant-in-chief and Lord in 1086: Abbey of Ely (St Etheldreda), Households: 6 villagers. 9 smallholders. 3 cottagers. Ploughland: 5 ploughlands (land for). 1.5 lord's plough teams. 0.5 lord's plough teams possible. 3 men's plough teams. Other resources: 1.25 lord's lands. Meadow 5 ploughs. 1 mill, value 0.13. Phillimore reference: 5,34
❧ ENTRY 3 ❧ Tenant-in-chief in 1086: Hardwin of Scales, Lord in 1086: Durand. Households: 1 villager. 2 smallholders. 3 cottagers. Ploughland: 1.5 ploughland (land for). Other resources: Meadow 1 ploughs. Phillimore reference: 26,31
❧ ENTRY 4 ❧ Tenant-in-chief in 1086: Count Alan (of Brittany). Lord in 1086: Kolsveinn. Households: 3 smallholders. 1 slave. Ploughland: 1.5 ploughland (land for). Other resources: Meadow 0.5 ploughs. Phillimore reference: 14,33
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