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Not to be confused with Melbourne, E.Yorks; Melbourne, Derbyshire or the city of Melbourne in Australia
Melbourn is a large village in the far south west of Cambridgeshire, England. Its location can be found on a map next to the A10 just north of Royston. Melbourn has over 4400 inhabitants. It also has a primary school and a state secondary school, Melbourn Village College. There is also a well-known science park and a railway station in the neighbouring village, Meldreth. There is a butcher's, a Co-op food shop, 5 hairdressers, a barber shop, 2 estate agents, 3 pubs, a newsagent, a sub post office, 2 garages and 3 churches (Anglican/Church of England, Baptist and URC).
Whilst Melbourn is listed as being in south Cambridgeshire and is covered by south Cambridge council it retains a Hertfordshire postal address of SG8.
The pubs in the village are, The Star, The Dolphin and The Black Horse. Melbourn also has two well known restaurants, The Pink Geranium and Sheene Mill, formerly owned by the television chef Stephen Saunders.
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The Domesday Book compiled in 1086 has this listing for the village:
Melleborne / burne: Abbot of Ely. 2 hides and 1 virgate. Land for 5 ploughs. 6 villagers, 9 smallholders, 3 cottagers. Mill; meadow; pasture for village livestock. Value 100s; TRE £6. The Abbot also holds from Earl Roger ½ hide less the fourth part of 1 virgate. 1 villager. Meadow for ½ plough. Value 5s. Goda held this land before from Earl Algar. Colswein holds 3 virgates from Count [Alan]. 3 smallholders, 1 slave. Meadow. Value 20s; TRE 40s. Durand holds 1 hide and 1 virgate from Hardwin. 1 villager with 2 smallholders, 3 cottagers. Meadow; pasture. Value 25s; TRE 40s.
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