A pond with a small white bridge occupies the foreground, set among green lawns, bare trees, and traditional cottages.

The Green, Histon (MoC129/58)

The Green, Histon

History of The Green

An 1886 Ordnance Survey map fragment of Histon, showing The Green, a central pond, various buildings, and street labels.

Histon OS 1886

A large crowd of people standing and sitting on a grassy village green in front of white cottages with thatched roofs.

Diamond Jubilee Parade, Histon 1897 (MoC356/75)

A small pond surrounded by a white post-and-rail fence, shaded by mature trees in front of a cottage with a chimney.

The Green, Histon (MoC292/54)

17th cent.: village stocks repaired; 42lbs of iron used

1856 demolition of village lock-up.

What was known as ‘Histon Pond’ was actually part of a network of streams. There was a pump on the south side of it that had never been known to run dry; the well it fed was only 8ft deep. This was because the lower green sand aquifer came so close to the surface at this point.

A dark green rectangular metal sign displaying white text detailing Village Green bye-laws dated March 30th 1989.

Village Green sign, Histon (RGL2025)

Until 1912 the Green was classed as manorial waste and was the property of the Lord of the Manor. In this year the Rights were purchased and all open spaces are now controlled by the Village Council.

(See Ramble Round the Heart of Histon by Ken Oates, 1979)

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