Thriplow
village in Cambridgeshire, England, UK
Thriplow () is a village in Cambridgeshire, England, 8 miles (13 km) south of Cambridge. The village also gives its name to a former Cambridgeshire hundred.
History
The parish of Thriplow covers 1,012 hectares (2,501 acres), roughly spanning the land between the former London to Cambridge coaching road (now the B1368) and the Royston to Newmarket road (now the A505). The presence of tumuli in the south of the parish suggests an Iron Age settlement, and a barrow to the east of the village contains a Bronze Age burial. The village itself probably existed in Romano-British times (around AD 150). The Icknield Way to the south of the village was probably an important factor in the village's growth.
Listed as Tripelan in around 1050 and Trepeslau in the Domesday Book of 1086, the name "Thriplow" means "Hill or tumulus of a man called Tryppa". Tryppa is believed to have been a Bronze Age chieftain who may be buried in the tumulus just southeast of the church.
In 1647 the New Model Army camped on Thriplow Heath (often referred to in contemporary accounts as "Triploe Heath") after its refusal to disband during its dispute with Parliament.
Thirteen Thriplow residents are recorded to have perished in the First World War and three in the Second World War.
The public source identifies “Thriplow” as village in Cambridgeshire, England, UK. This brief keeps that definition visible, then builds a research path around Thriplow, village and Cambridgeshire.
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Place names and jurisdictional language are key evidence: both can reveal earlier catalogue descriptions and overlooked record series. The source revision retrieved here is dated Nov 29, 2025. The linked authority identifier is Q2654012. VIAF identifies the subject as 138624725. The Library of Congress control number is nb2005001428. Authority coordinates are 52.100, 0.100. 2 of 4 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 1050, 1086 and 1647.
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