Gardner’s 1851 Directory covers the original county of Cambridgeshire and the Isle of Ely, which was divided into eighteen Hundreds. These are Armingford, Chesterton, Chevely, Chilford, Ely, Flendish, Long Stow, North Stow,Papworth, Radfield, Staine, Staploe, Triplow, Wetherly, Whittlesford, Wisbech, Witchford North and Witchford South.
Each Hundred is sub-divided into parishes which are listed below.
The places include; Abington Great, Abington Little, Abington Pigotts, Aldreth, Apshall, Arrington, Ashley-cum-Sylverley, Babraham, Badlingham, Balsham, Barrington, Bartlow Great, Barton, Barway, Bassingbourn, Bassingbourne, Benwick, Bottisham, Bottisham-Lode, Bourne, Boxworth, Brinkley, Burnt Fen, Burrough-Green, Burwell, Caldecote, Cambridge, Carlton-cum-Willingham, Castle Camps, Caxton, Chatteris, Cherryhinton, Chesterton, Chettisham, Cheveley, Childerley, Chippenham, Coates, Comberton, Connington, Coton, Cottenham, Coveney, Croxton, Croydon-cum-Clopton, Doddington, Downham, Dry Drayton, Dullingham, Duxford, East Hatley, Eastrea, Eastwood-End, Elm, Eltisley, Ely, Eversden Great, Eversden Little, Fen Ditton, Fen Drayton, Fordham, Foulmire, Foxton, Fulbourn, Gamlingay, Girton, Gransden Little, Grantchester, Graveley, Grunty Fen, Guilden Morden, Guyhirn, Haddenham, Hardwicke, Harlton, Harston, Haslingfield, Hatley St. George, Hauxton, Hildersham, Hill-Row, Hinxton, Histon, Hook, Horningsea, Horseheath, Ickleton, Impington, Isle of Ely, Isleham, Kennett, Kingston, Kirtling, Knapwell, Kneesworth, Landbeach, Landwade, Leverington, Linton, Litlington, Littleport, Lolworth, Longmeadow, Longstanton, Long-Stow, Madingley, Malton, Manea, March, Melbourne, Meldreth, Mepal, Milton, Murrow, Newmarket, Newton, Newton (Isle of Ely), Oakington, Orwell, Outwell, Over, Oxlode, Pampisford, Papworth St. Agnes, Papworth St. Everard, Parson Drove, Pearl’s Bridge, Prickwillow, Pymore, Rampton, Ramsey, Reach, Royston, Sawston, Saxon Street, Shelford Great, Shelford Little, Shengay, Shepreth, Shudy Camps, Snailwell, Soham, Stapleford, Steeple Morden, Stetchworth, Stow-cum-Quy, Stretham, Stuntney, Sutton, Swaffham Bulbeck, Swaffham Prior, Swavesey, Tadlow, Teversham, Thetford, Thorney, Toft, Triplow, Trumpington, Tydd St. Giles, Upend, Upwell, Wardy-hill , Waterbeach, Welches-Dam, Welney, Wendy, Wentworth, West Wickham, West Wratting, Westley Waterless, Weston Colville, Westwick, Whaddon, Whittlesea, Whittlesford, Wicken, Wilbraham Great, Wilbraham Little, Wilburton, Willingham, Wimblington, Wimpole, Wisbech, Wisbech St. Mary’s , Wisbech St.Peter’s , Witcham, Witchford, Wood Ditton, Woodbury