FULBOURN, a township, in the hundred of FLENDISH, county
of CAMBRIDGE, 5 miles (E. N.E.) from Cambridge, comprising
the parishes of All Saints and St.Vigors, and
containing together 1023 inhabitants; the living of the
former is a vicarage, rated in the king's books at £ 14.17.,
and in the patronage of the Bishop of Ely; and that of
the latter a rectory, rated at £25. 15. 2., and in the
patronage of the Master and Fellows of St. John's College,
Cambridge; they are in the archdeaconry and diocese of
Ely. Both churches were situated in one church-yard,
but one having fallen into decay, it was taken down
in 1776: the benefices still continue distinct. There
is a place of worship for Independents. On the north
side of the church-yard are some ancient almshouses
for eleven poor persons. Elizabeth March, in 1722, bequeathed
a farm, now producing about £ 100 a year, for
the endowment of schools in the parishes of Fulbourn,
Haddenham, Brinkley, Fen-Ditton, and Histon, equally.