In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Kneesworth like this:
KNEESWORTH, a hamlet in Bassingbourne parish, Cambridge; 2 miles NNW of Royston r. station. Acres, 948. Real property, £2, 250; of which £120 are in gasworks. Pop., 280. Houses, 47. Kneesworth House is the seat of B. H. Wortham, Esq.
Kneesworth through time
Kneesworth 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 Kneesworth itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Kneesworth in South Cambridgeshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/5770
Date accessed: 18th April 2024
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