PERRY The history of Perry is an interesting one, as this is one of the newest parishes, yet with a history as long as any. Until recent years there were never many people living here and it was divided into East Perry (part of Grafham) and West Perry (with Great Staughton). Then, with the making of the reservoir in the 60s, a large housebuilding scheme began; the division […]
Local History
Village Sign
Village Sign The village sign tells the story of Perry from its agricultural roots mentioned in Domesday Book, 1086, (land for two ploughs, woodland pasture one league long and four acres of meadow), up to the present day. The upper half of the sign relates specifically to the village before the opening of Grafham Water in 1966. The shield bears three golden pears (perry being a traditional drink [...]
ORDER IN COUNCIL 1837
Order in Council for transferring the Archdeaconry of Bedford and part of the Archdeaconry of Huntingdon from the Diocese of Lincoln, and part of the Archdeaconry of Sudbury from the Diocese of Norwich, to the Diocese of Ely; and for charging the Bishops of Ely with a fixed annual Payment towards the Augmentation of teh Incomes of the Bishops of the smaller Seas. Gazetted 30 May 1837; having been [...]
