The Abingtons, Cambridgeshire

The Abington are two adjacent villages Great and Little Abington Abington in South Cambridgeshire.

The history of settlement begins in the Bronze Age 4,000 years ago. The name goes back to the Saxons, originally as Abba 's Farm. The division into Great and Little Abington came much later, long after the two manors were granted on both sides of the river Granta during the Norman conquest of England different people.

The two villages have a vibrant community with two churches, a primary school, a village shop with post office, a pub, a football and cricket team and some local businesses, most of them in Granta Park including The Welding Institute.

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  • The Abington
  • St Mary's Church, Little Abington
  • Great Abington Circa 1900
  • Little Abington Circa 1900

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  • Place in Cambridgeshire
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