Woodston, Peterborough
Woodston | |
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Church of St Augustine at Woodston | |
Location within Cambridgeshire | |
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Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | PETERBOROUGH |
Postcode district | PE2 |
Dialling code | 01733 |
Woodston is a largely residential and industrial area of the city of
Administration
Situated south of the River Nene, the area was historically part of Huntingdonshire, rather than the Soke of Peterborough in Northamptonshire. From 1874 part of the parish was included within the municipal borough of Peterborough. When elected county counciles were established in 1889 boroughs were placed entirely in the county which contained the majority of their population, and so after 1889 Woodston parish straddled the administrative counties of Huntingdonshire and Soke of Peterborough.[1] In 1891 the parish had a population of 1836.[2] The civil parish of Woodston was divided under the provisions of the Local Government Act 1894 into Woodston Rural parish in Huntingdonshire (of 984 acres) and Woodston Urban parish in the borough of Peterborough (70 acres). In 1905, Woodston Rural became part of Old Fletton Urban District.[3] On 1 April 1938 Woodstone Rural was renamed "Woodston".[4] In 1951 the (Rural) parish had a population of 2800.[5] On 1 April 1974 the parish was abolished.
The ecclesiastical parish of
Industry
Until 2008, Woodston was the home of
Amenities
Woodston County
The Grade I-listed St. Augustine's Church dates from Anglo-Saxon times.[12]
See also
References
- ^ Langston, Brett. "Peterborough Registration District". UKBMD. Retrieved 21 August 2023.
- A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 20 January 2023.
- ^ Brown, Marion Elizabeth and Benton, Frances Elizabeth Woodston Bits and Bobs (and a Bit of Surrounding Area) BB Books, Peterborough, June 1996
- ^ "Huntingdonshire North Registration District". UKBMD. Retrieved 20 January 2023.
- A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 20 January 2023.
- ^ RELIGION: Bishops bridge boundaries aboard boat Archived 26 August 2007 at the Wayback Machine Peterborough Evening Telegraph, 2 August 2004
- ^ Bridging the divide in a city Archived 7 March 2007 at the Wayback Machine Diocese of Ely, Ref. 0471, 29 July 2004
- ^ Peterborough cemeteries Peterborough City Council (retrieved 11 December 2012)
- ^ Dundon, Tara A dark day for staff at the Hotpoint factory Peterborough Evening Telegraph, 28 November 2008
- ^ The History of British Sugar British Sugar (retrieved 5 January 2008)
- ^ "Housing developers pay homage to site's newspaper heritage - Journalism News from HoldtheFrontPage". HoldtheFrontPage. Retrieved 4 June 2024.
- ^ Historic England. "CHURCH OF ST AUGUSTINE (1126964)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 9 April 2015.