In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Chilford like this:
CHILFORD, a hundred in Cambridge. It lies round Linton; adjoins Essex and Suffolk; and contains eleven parishes. Acres, 2, 935. Pop., 5, 776. Houses, 1, 217.
Chilford through time
Chilford is now part of South Cambridgeshire district. Click here for graphs and data of how South Cambridgeshire has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Chilford itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Chilford in South Cambridgeshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/20729
Date accessed: 18th May 2024
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