Steeple Gidding
| Steeple Gidding | |
|---|---|
Steeple Gidding Location within Cambridgeshire | |
| Population | 38 (2001 census) |
| Civil parish | |
| District | |
| Shire county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Police | Cambridgeshire |
| Fire | Cambridgeshire |
| Ambulance | East of England |
Steeple Gidding is a village in the civil parish of Hamerton and Steeple Gidding, in the Huntingdonshire district, in the county of Cambridgeshire, England. It is 24 miles (39 km) from Cambridge.[1] In 2001 the parish had a population of 38.[2] Steeple Gidding has a church called St Andrew's Church.[3] Steeple Gidding is one of the Giddings which also comprises the villages of Great Gidding and Little Gidding.[4]
History
The name "Steeple Gidding" means 'Gydda's/Gydela's people'.[5] Steeple Gidding was recorded in the Domesday Book as Redinges.[6] Steeple Gidding was "Redinges", in the 11th century, "Giddingges" and "Giddinge" in the 12th century and "Stepel Geddynge" in the 15th century.[7]
Steeple Gidding was in Leightonstone hundred.[8] In 1894 Steeple Gidding became part of Huntingdon Rural District.[9] In 1965 it became part of Huntingdon and Peterborough, in 1974 it became part of Huntingdon non-metropolitan district in the non-metropolitan county of Cambridgeshire.
References
- ^ "Distance from Steeple Gidding [52.418846, -0.333965]". GENUKI. Retrieved 12 June 2020.
- ^ Neighbourhood Statistics
- ^ "Parish Church of St Andrew". Historic England. Retrieved 12 June 2020.
- ^ "About". The Giddings. Retrieved 30 December 2025.
- ^ "Steeple Gidding Key to English Place-names". The University of Nottingham. Retrieved 12 June 2020.
- ^ "Place name: Steeple Gidding". The National Archives. Retrieved 12 June 2020.
- ^ "Parishes: Steeple Gidding". British History Online. Retrieved 12 June 2020.
- ^ "Steeple Gidding". GENUKI. Retrieved 30 December 2025.
- ^ "Steeple Gidding Parish (CP/AP) through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 30 December 2025.