Harston is an Ancient Parish in the county of Cambridgeshire.
Alternative names:
Parish church:
Parish registers begin:
- Parish registers: 1687
- Bishop’s Transcripts: 1599
Nonconformists include: Baptist
Adjacent Parishes
Parish History
The Imperial Gazetteer of England & Wales 1870
HARSTON, a village and a parish in Chesterton district, Cambridgeshire. The village stands on the river Cam, near the Hitchin and Cambridge railway, 5 miles SSW of Cambridge; and has a station on the railway, and a post office under Cambridge.
The parish comprises 1, 48 0 acres. Real property, £3, 543. Pop., 782. Houses, 174. The property is much subdivided.
The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Ely. Value, £200. Patron, the Bishop of Ely. The church is perpendicular English; was recently restored; and consists of nave, aisles, and transept, with a tower.
There are a free school, and charities £8.
Source: The Imperial Gazetteer of England & Wales [Wilson, John M]. A. Fullarton & Co. N. d. c. [1870-72].
Parish Records
FamilySearch
England, Cambridgeshire, Harston – Cemeteries ( 2 )
All Saints Parish Church, Harston, 1714-1960, Cambridgeshire, monumental inscriptions
Author: Cambridgeshire Family History Society
Baptist Church, Harston, Cambridgeshire, monumental inscriptions
Author: Cambridgeshire Family History Society
England, Cambridgeshire, Harston – Census ( 1 )
Census returns for Harston, 1841-1891
Author: Great Britain. Census Office
England, Cambridgeshire, Harston – Church records ( 3 )
Bishop’s transcripts for Harston, 1599-1857
Author: Church of England. Parish Church of Harston (Cambridgeshire)
Parish register transcripts, 1599-1840
Author: Church of England. Parish Church of Harston (Cambridgeshire)
Parish registers for Harston, 1686-1877
Author: Church of England. Parish Church of Harston (Cambridgeshire)
England, Cambridgeshire, Harston – Church records – Indexes ( 1 )
Computer printout of Harston, Cambs., Eng
England, Cambridgeshire, Harston – Court records ( 1 )
Manorial court books of Harlston Shadworth in Harston, 1729-1848; manorial court books of Tiptofts in Harston, 1779-1827
Author: Manor of Harlston Shadworth. Court (Cambridge)
England, Cambridgeshire, Harston – Land and property ( 1 )
Land tax assessments for the parish of Harston, 1810-1832
Author: Great Britain. Court of Quarter Sessions of the Peace (Cambridgeshire)
England, Cambridgeshire, Harston – Schools ( 1 )
School records of Harston Board School, 1876-1925
Author: Harston Board School (Harston, Cambridgeshire)
England, Cambridgeshire, Harston – Taxation ( 1 )
Land tax assessments for the parish of Harston, 1810-1832
Author: Great Britain. Court of Quarter Sessions of the Peace (Cambridgeshire)
Administration
- County: Cambridgeshire
- Civil Registration District: Chesterton
- Probate Court: Court of the Bishop of Ely (Episcopal Consistory)
- Diocese: Ely
- Rural Deanery: Barton
- Poor Law Union: Chesterton
- Hundred: Thriplow
- Province: Canterbury
