Domesday Book 1086
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Hinxton was a settlement recorded in the Domesday Book in the hundred of Whittlesford and the county of Cambridgeshire.
It had a recorded population of 38 households in 1086, putting it in the largest 20% of settlements recorded at the time. It is listed in the Domesday Book under 5 owners.
Also on record were 268 sheep, 69 swine and one horse which suggests farming and weaving were the main activities of the village.