- Warboys
Infobox UK place
official_name= Warboys
country= England
region= East of England
os_grid_reference= TL315797
latitude= 52.4
longitude= -0.07
post_town=
postcode_area=
postcode_district=
dial_code=
shire_county=Cambridgeshire
shire_district=Huntingdonshire
population=
hide_services= YesWarboys is a
village inHuntingdonshire (now part ofCambridgeshire ),England , nearRamsey and north east ofHuntingdon .History
Warboys is a large
parish and village on what was the eastern side ofHuntingdonshire bordering on Cambridgeshire. It was returned in the Domesday survey of1086 amongst the lands of St. Benedict of Ramsey.The north-east part is
Fenland , with the higher land to the south being of stiff clay. The land falls from about convert|114|ft|0 above sea-level in the south to convert|2|ft|0 in the fenland of the north and north-east. Nearly 3/4 of the area is arable upon which potatoes are largely grown, and also corn and beans, etc. Warboys Wood is the only remaining piece of woodland.The village lies on high ground in the south-west part of the parish overlooking the fen to the north-east. It has grown up at the foot of a fork formed at the junction of the main road from St. Ives to Ramsey, with a branch road leading eastwards over Warboys Heath on to Fenton. The main road, as it passes through the village, is called Church Street, and the branch road is High Street. The church is at the south end of the village. There are three or four old cottages in the village, including the White Hart Inn on the north side of the High Street - a 17th-century brick house with a thatched roof.
In 1774 an
Act of Parliament was passed for draining certain lands in Warboys, including convert|300|acre|0 called High Fen and convert|60|acre|0 part of New Pasture. In 1795, an Act was passed for dividing, enclosing and draining the open common fields in Warboys. A further Act was passed in 1798 to amend the previous Act as regards the lands allotted inlieu oftithes .A local landmark is the clock tower, built in 1837 to celebrate the accession of
Queen Victoria to the throne. Warboys is also famous for the trial of the so-called "Witches of Warboys ". Much witch related iconography can be found in the village, including part of the emblem of the local primary school.In
World War II , theRAF operated a bomber base just south west of the village. Wellingtons operated there from 1942 until early 1943 when they were replaced by Lancasters. After early 1944, the base was used for training until flying operations ended late in 1945. All the buildings and land were sold by 1964. [RAF internet site, History section, [http://www.raf.mod.uk/bombercommand/s105.html entry for Warboys] , retrieved 2007-11-06.]The village was the only site in Huntingdonshire to be used in the
Survey of English Dialects .Notes
External links
* [http://www.warboys.info/ The parish council]
* [http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/HUN/Warboys/ Village related information]
* [http://www.fowl.org.uk/ Warboys Village History and Directory]
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