subsequently published in the 1827 journal: The Jews of old, as we've been told—— And Scriptures pure disclose—— With harden'd hearts drew lots for parts Of our Salvator's clothes. The modern Jews ——the Sawstonites—— As harden'd as the Israelites—— In ignorance still more gross—— Thinking they could no longer thrive By Christian means, did means contrive—— Draw lots, and sold the cross! Recent history Sawston has seen substantial development since the end of the Second World War and, more recently, a number of large housing estates have been constructed, most notably to the north-west and south of the village. This development has led to the area of Sawston spreading into the small nearby village of Pampisford. Sawston has been earmarked for development to meet Cambridgeshire's housing needs, including in the 2013 Local Plan from South Cambridgeshire District Council currently under review by the Planning Inspectorate. Work on a new Community Hub, which will be a flexible meeting place and re-home the Library (in temporary buildings following the 2012 fire at the Walnut Gallery, SVC), was due to commence during 2016 but as of April 2018 has still not started. It will be located adjacent to the Marven Centre on New Road. As well as housing developments on either side of the Babraham Road, approval has been given for the building of a 3,000 capacity football stadium to house Cambridge City F.C. Geology The underground structure of Sawston is the same as that of the region – permeable chalk and impermeable clay. The low-lying nature of the village is indicative of a former flood plain which still tends towards the moist, although comparatively recent dredging of the local ditches and rivers has alleviated the general flooding problem. The chalky nature of the local geology provides for a clean, if hard, water supply as it is drawn from artesian wells in the area. The chalk and clay in the area contains a large quantity of flint that often finds its way into older local construction. There is a hill, Huckeridge Hill, to the north west of the village. At 32 m it is a good viewpoint for Little Trees Hill (itself the highest point of Magog Down in the Gog Magog Hills) across the valley of the Granta. Industry For the last couple of hundred years, the two principal industries in Sawston's environs have been Paper & Printing and Leather. The original