Developed around a hall built by Payn de Hemingford around the 12th Century, with a moat on three sides and the river on the fourth. It is believed to be the oldest house in England to have been continually inhabited.
Mrs Lucy M Boston brought it just before the start of the 2nd World War she was born in Southport Lancashire, working as a nurse in a French hospital during the First World War. She then went on to study art on the continent before settling in Hemingford Grey.
She wanted to restore the manor to its former glory, demolishing badly built modern extensions to reveal a historic house of great charm. The grounds, which are opened for a few days each summer for charity, slope down to the river; here Lucy Boston planted hundreds of rose varieties, her favourite flower. The Manor House is still lived in by her descendants.
Is a beautiful two storey red brick house built in 1697. It used to be the site of Britain’s largest plane tree which was planted in 1702, at a height of five feet the girth was twenty foot, and was still around in the mid 1900s.
It was once the rectory, but is now Hemingford Grey Study Centre, a picturesque and peaceful setting for any conference, with views out over the river in a quiet cul-de-sac.
The old village workhouse was closed in 1836, when the new one in London Road was completed. The site that the old workhouse had stood on was now used to build the Reading Room to commemorate Queen Victoria’s Jubilee. Potto Brown’s son Bateman Brown provided 300 books for the library continuing the family’s philanthropic tradition. The Reading Room had been used as the village hall since July 1984.
Was built in London Road in 1836, taking in people from 21 parishes, all of which had to contribute towards its upkeep. Built to house 400 people with a separate wing for males and females, all of who were expected to work for their keep. It closed in the 1930 and is now converted into private dwellings.
A mill has probably stood on this site from the early 1300s, what is visible today is the remains of the mill built in the 1820s. It was deliberately built outside the village to ensure it caught as much wind as possible, the Victorians building on the mound of the previous post mill. This was the last working mill in Huntingdonshire.
Is now situated on St Ives Road, it was opened in 1905 to replace the old school in the village. The old school opened in 1853 at a cost of £387 the land was donated by Mrs Desborough. At this time schools were attended only by those who could afford to pay, and closed during harvest time when all hands were needed to gather in the harvests. By 1891 this had changed, all children attended schools, which were funded by government grants. As the village grew, so the number of children increased until the site in the village was too small. This was why the new school was built with the added advantage of having space for playing and sports fields. The old school is now the Church Rooms.
Was built by Mr Potto Brown of Houghton in 1848. It was part of a group of chapels he paid to be erected, and would walk from Houghton across the water meadow through Hemingford Abbots to attend some of the meetings here. As membership dwindled and costs rose the chapel was sold and is now a private residence.
