This section is the least developed, as I have lots of information about the buildings etc. of the village, but do not yet have the system to display it on the website.
It does however have a current map, some old maps, a list of current and historic websites relevant to the village, a list of the known public houses, and a village blog containing posts about the village.
I have taken the liberty of adding pages for some village groups that do not otherwise have a web presence, including the local history group, and our Book Club (a list of books read).
If any other group would like something about themselves, or useful to members, added here then I am happy to consider it (as long as it is not too time critical as this site is mostly about history, and only updated every few months). In particular if you would like to document your group’s history here in some way then I would be delighted to offer that service – please let us know.
Hopefully it will eventually contain many more items about:-
- General History
- Maps
- Streets
- Dwellings
- Street Features (e.g. the War Memorial)
- Events
- Subjects
If you have information (or photographs etc.) that could be of interest please feel free to let me know.
My name is Peter Moody and I believe my family was in Needingworth during the first half of the 19th century. I think I am OK about their key dates but I would like to know please the name of the church in Holywell where some of them might have been baptised, married or buried. Thank you.
Hi Peter, Thanks for getting in touch. The parish church is St John the Baptist in Holywell, and they are now part of the Meridian Benefice. There is also the Baptist Church in Needingworth, and there used to be a Methodist congregation here too. You can find links to their websites on the Current Village Websites page.
I have photographed, transcribed and recorded all the Parish Registers that I could find – see this page. This means that if you search for any of your relatives on this website (using eg the search boxes top right of most pages) you should find any Parish Register entries (PRs) we know about.
I hope this helps, but if you would like to contact me either generally, or about any specific people in your family, I can see if I can help.
Peter
Hi, I’m looking for information on Matthew and Lydia Norman and where they may be buried. Do you have a list of cemeteries in the area?
Thank you,
Hi, Thanks for the question. Sorry it has taken so long to reply. I see that Matthew and Lydia Norman have lots of details on this website (eg starting from their family group you can click through to each of their details. I did not have details of their deaths, but I have now found more information.
I think that Matthew died in 1886 and Lydia in 1914 (both registered in St Ives), and I will add this to my database. I note that latterly they lived in Over (Cambridgeshire) rather than our side of the Ouse so they may be buried there, and could explain why I have not found them in our cemetery records. I could see no record of their burials anywhere online, except (just found) for an item in the Cambridge Independent Press 15 May 1914 about Lydia’s funeral in the Over churchyard . BTW there are 3 cemeteries in our parish (Baptist, Anglican, Council) and BillionGraves shows them all (but Find a Grave does not). Do let me know if you find out anything else.
Peter
The article: “The funeral of Mrs. Lydia Norman, widow of the late Mr Matthew Norman, took place on Thursday last at the churchyard, Over. The Rev. Beckett officiated. Mrs. Norman, who passed away at the residence of her daughter Mrs. W Parish, leaves a large family to mourn their loss.”
[I think Mrs Parish was her sister, Martha Parish, nee Hard – ID P8874]