Serampore remained under the Danish rule till 1845, after which the Danish Governor decided to sell it to the British East India Company. Built in 1818, the Serampore College, with its grand facede, reminds one of the glorious days of Danish Serampore. Danish missionary Carey, along with Ward and Marshman, started the Serampore Mission Press and published the first Bengali translation of the Bible. They also started the Friends of India newspaper.

Serampore also houses two Cemeteries dating back to the Danish days. The Baptist Mission Cemetery in Serampore contains the family graves of Carey, Ward and Marshman, while the Danish Cemetery houses several other Danish graves.