Papworth St Agnes
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| Papworth St Agnes shown within Cambridgeshire | |
| OS grid reference | TL268645 |
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| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Cambridge |
| Postcode district | CB23 |
| Dialling code | 01480 |
| Police | Cambridgeshire |
| Fire | Cambridgeshire |
| Ambulance | East of England |
| EU Parliament | East of England |
Papworth St Agnes is a village and civil parish in South Cambridgeshire, England. The population of the village is included in the civil parish of Graveley It has also been known as Papworth Magna, to distinguish it from the adjoining Papworth Everard or Papworth Parva. The name of the village does not come from any church of St Agnes, but from a certain Agnes de Papewurda ca. 1160.
The original village can be traced in the settlement remains between existing cottages and the Manor house.
In the reign of King John the manor of Russells, belonged to a family of that name, from whom it passed successively to the families of Papworth and Mallory. Much of the current building, formerly known as Manor Farm, was built for William Mallory in 1585. A Thomas Mallory, who according to one theory was the Sir Thomas Malory who wrote Le Morte d'Arthur, died in Papworth St. Agnes in the 15th century.
Sometime before 1637 William Mallory's grandson sold Manor Farm to the Caters. There was a bell in the church bearing the name of Thomas Cater.
A moat and various earthworks that have been disrupted by the road running through the village surround the Manor (A detailed description of this building and earthworks is to be found in "An Inventory of Historical monuments in the County of Cambridgeshire" Volume one).
St John the Baptist's Church which was mentioned in the Domesday book (1087) was rebuilt in 1530 under the will of Anthony Mallory, and was again rebuilt in 1848, and 1854. In 1976 the Church commissioners declared the Church to be redundant, and in 1979 proposed to demolish the building. The villagers petitioned against this and proposed to take the upkeep of the building over. With the help of the Friends of Friendless Churches, and a great deal of fund raising the building has been restored and is used for a variety village activities.
The Rectory, now alienated, is a 2-storied building built of white brick by the Rev. H.J. Sperling in 1847-8 by a builder called John Bland at a price of £497 exclusive of timber, which was supplied by the estate.
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