ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪɾi sˈɪks, ðə vˈɪlɪdʒ wʌz dᵻvˈaɪdᵻd bᵻtwˌiːn ðɪ ˈiːst ˈæŋɡliən ᵻstˈeɪts ʌv kˈɪŋ wˈɪljəm ˈaɪ, wˈɪljəm də wɚɹˈɛn ænd ðɪ ˈæbi ʌv sənt ˈɛθɪldɹˌɛdə, ˈiːli.
In 1086, the village was divided between the East Anglian estates of King William I, William de Warenne and the Abbey of St Etheldreda, Ely.