Childerley

Great Childerley and Little Childerly, were small rural villages in the county of Cambridgeshire in the East of England. The population is included in the civil parish of Caldecote.

Childerley
Site of two depopulated villages
Childerley Location within Cambridgeshire
OS grid reference	TL3536061730
Shire county	Cambridgeshire
Region	East
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	Cambridge
Postcode district	CB23
Police	Cambridgeshire
Fire	Cambridgeshire
Ambulance	East of England
List of places UK England Cambridgeshire 52.2367°N 0.0175°W / 52.2367; -0.0175

Village history

Childerley is mentioned in the Domesday Book of 1086. Childerley Hall was built by Sir John Cutts after clearing and depopulating the two existing villages of Great Childerley and Little Childerley.^[1] There were originally two churches in Childerley, one of which was dedicated to St Mary. Both were demolished by Sir John Cutts.^[2] Queen Elizabeth I is recorded^[3] as having sent the Spanish Ambassador to stay with Sir John Cutts at the Hall.