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Cottenham history
Much of Cottenham parish lies on a lower greensand ridge around 25 feet (8m) above sea level. Until the 17th century draining of the Fens was the only dry land in between Cambridge and the Isle of Ely around 12 miles to the north-east of the village. The growth into a permanent medieval village is thought to have begun from a nucleus of houses defined by High Street, Rooks Street and Denmark Road. The parish is recorded in the Domesday Book of 1086 as housing 60 tenants, however the population fluctuated until the 13th century.
Great Fire of Cottenham
Cottenham houses have a mix of architectural styles because few houses have survived the numerous fires which have destroyed most of the older buildings. On 29 April 1676 a fire destroyed over half of the buildings in the village, over a hundred houses. Only two dwellings from before 1676 survive today: 11 High Street and 278 High Street.
Victorian Development
Inclosure Acts in 1847 saw a widespread program of land ownership and road-building. A typhoid outbreak in the 1850s resulted in a drive to improve the village clean water supply. Proposals were drawn up for a light railway to assist in the export of goods such as fruit, wheat and cheese to Cambridge.
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