Wendy, Cambridgeshire
| Wendy | |
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 All Saints Church, Wendy |
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 Wendy
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| Wendy shown within Cambridgeshire | |
| OS grid reference | TL323477 |
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| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Royston |
| Postcode district | SG8 |
| Dialling code | 01223 |
| EU Parliament | East of England |
Wendy is a hamlet in the civil parish of Shingay cum Wendy in South Cambridgeshire, England around 5 miles north west of Royston.
Wendy was a separate parish until 1957 when it was merged with neighbouring Shingay to form the present civil parish of Shingay cum Wendy. The historical parish covered an area of 1,023 acres (414 ha). Its northern border with Croydon (formerly Croydon-cum-Clapton) and Arrington followed the River Cam, and its western border with Wendy was marked by the North Ditch. The parish's straight eastern boundary with Whaddon follows the Roman Ermine Street (now the A1198), and its southern border with Bassingbourn and Abington Pigotts largely follow field boundaries.
The hamlet itself is around a mile west of the Roman Road, just south of the river. There were 17 residents recorded in the Domesday Book of 1086, and there were probably around 80 in 1377, though numbers fell in later centuries. By 1801 there were 109 in the parish, rising to a peak of 154 in 1851 before dropping to 66 by 1931.
There are six listed buildings in the village and another three on the Roman Road.
RAF Bassingbourn covers a sizeable portion of the southern part of the parish, and was built just prior to the Second World War.
The village's name means "river-bend island", named after the sharp bend in the North Ditch where it joins the River Cam.
The former medieval parish church was probably built in the 12th century, extensively rebuilt in the 16th century by the preceptory of Shingay, and dedicated to St Mary and later All Saints. It is listed as having a steeple.
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