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Hemingford Grey Parish Council
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Hemingford Grey Parish Council
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The name means ‘the ford of the people of Hemma or Hemmi’ The estate was split into two in the ninth century By 1066 ‘Little Hemingford’ was acquired by Ramsey Abbey, the major landowner in the area P a y n
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e h e d i e d i n 1 1 6 6 . In 1276 the village acquired its modern name from the de Grey family, the new owners of the manor. In the ninth century the Danes built a new settlement at the Thorpe