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Great Paxton
Great Paxton — village and civil parish in Cambridgeshire, UK.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 3 h–6 h
- Nearest railway station
- St Neots · 2.9 km
- Free entry
- Family-friendly
- Dog-friendly
About
Great Paxton is a town, city, village or settlement in the United Kingdom. Recent population estimates put it at around 201 people. Address: PE19. Wikidata describes it as: "village and civil parish in Cambridgeshire, UK". Coordinates: 52.2500°, -0.2170°.
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From the Wikipedia article
Great Paxton is a village and civil parish in Cambridgeshire, England. It is in Huntingdonshire which is a non-metropolitan district of Cambridgeshire as well as being a historic county of England. The village lies 2.6 miles (4.2 km) north of St Neots in the Great Ouse river valley. The population was 1,007 in the 2011 census. Despite its name, Great Paxton's population is much smaller than the neighbouring parish of Little Paxton.
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Background
History
In 1085 William the Conqueror ordered that a survey should be carried out across his kingdom to discover who owned which parts and what it was worth. The survey took place in 1086 and the results were recorded in what, since the 12th century, has become known as the Domesday Book. Starting with the king himself, for each landholder within a county there is a list of their estates or manors; and, for each manor, there is a summary of the resources of the manor, the amount of annual rent that was collected by the lord of the manor both in 1066 and in 1086, together with the taxable value. Great Paxton was listed in the Domesday Book in the Hundred of Toseland in Huntingdonshire; the name of…
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- Coordinates
- 52.2500, -0.2170
- County
- Cambridgeshire
- District
- Huntingdonshire
- Parish
- Great Paxton
- Postcode
- PE19
- Parliamentary constituency
- St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire
- Population
- 201
- Nearest railway station
- St Neots — 2.9 km
- Official site
- www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk
Sources
- wikidata: Q1825533 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Great Paxton (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Great Paxton church from the South West - geograph.org.uk - 1417106.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Great Paxton?
- Great Paxton is in Cambridgeshire, London, United Kingdom (postcode PE19), in the parish of Great Paxton.
- Is Great Paxton free to visit?
- Yes, Great Paxton is free to enter.
- How do I get to Great Paxton?
- The nearest railway station is St Neots, about 2.9 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode PE19.