This is the story of the village of Foxton, in Cambridgeshire. The author studied archaeological excavations, oral tradition, manor court rolls, land tax returns, wills, bishops' registers and many other records, in order to build up a picture of the life, work, clothes, food and pastimes of the villagers, from the first traces of human settlement two thousand years ago, to the present day.

This engaging history shows how Cambridge has grown from earliest times to the present day, looking at both 'town' and 'gown'.

Full of information which will make you say, 'I never knew that!'