[3] Listed as Tripelan in around 1050 and Trepeslau in the Domesday Book of 1086, the name "Thriplow" means "Hill or tumulus of a man called Tryppa".

[6] In recent times the hamlet of Heathfield has built up in the southeast of the parish alongside the Imperial War Museum Duxford, with most of the housing dating from the 2000s.

In 1284 the tithes of Thriplow Church were used to found Peterhouse in Cambridge, and the first recorded vicar, John de Hyndrayngham, was installed in 1299.

[3] The parish church of St George (dedicated to All Saints until the 19th century) dates from the late 13th century and consists of a chancel with a north vestry, north and south transepts, a central tower with short spire, and a nave with south porch.

[8] Former pubs include The Fox, on the east side of Church Street, open in the early 19th century; it burned down in 1919.

There are numerous attractions during the weekend including heavy horses giving dray rides, children's entertainment, sheepdog working, open gardens and stalls.