Trumpington History Timeline

A timeline of events in Trumpington’s history, researched by Andrew Roberts.

10,000 – 0 BC: Neolithic, Bronze Age and Iron Age settlement

1 – 1000 AD: Romano-British and Anglo-Saxon settlement

1001 – 1500: Medieval development, the Church

1501 – 1600: Reformation, parish registers

1601 – 1700: Civil War, rebuilding of Anstey Hall

1701 – 1800: Early schools, turnpikes, Trumpington Hall

1801 – 1850: Enclosure, farming, growth, first railway

1851 – 1900: Victorian expansion, education provision

1901 – 1950: Incorporation into Cambridge, impact of Wars

1951 – 2000: Further housing development, Fawcett School

2001 – present: Urban growth, transport, housing, schools