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Old Weston
Old Weston — village in Huntingdonshire, Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 3 h–6 h
- Free entry
- Family-friendly
- Dog-friendly
About
Old Weston is a town, city, village or settlement in the United Kingdom. Recent population estimates put it at around 164 people. Address: PE17. Wikidata describes it as: "village in Huntingdonshire, Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom". Coordinates: 52.3840°, -0.3860°.
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From the Wikipedia article
Old Weston – in Huntingdonshire (now part of Cambridgeshire), England – is a village near Molesworth west of Huntingdon. In 1870–1872, John Wilson, who was a writer for the "Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales:" describes the area as, "a parish, with a scattered village, in the district of Thrapston and county of Huntingdon; 8 miles N of Kimbolton r. station. It has a post-office under St. Neots. Acres, 2,012. Real property, £2,364. Pop., 426. Houses, 93. The property is much sub-divided. The living is a p. curacy, annexed to Brington. The church is ancient but good, and has a tower and spire. There are a Wesleyan chapel and a national school." According to the 2011 UK population census, the parish of Old Weston had a population of 250 people.
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Background
History
In about 958 King Edgar the Peaceful gave Ælfwyn, wife of Æthelstan Half-King, ten hides of land at Old Weston for acting as his foster-mother, and this land later formed part of her son Æthelwine's endowment for the establishment of Ramsey Abbey. 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…
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- Coordinates
- 52.3840, -0.3860
- County
- Cambridgeshire
- District
- Huntingdonshire
- Parish
- Old Weston
- Postcode
- PE17
- Parliamentary constituency
- Huntingdon
- Population
- 164
Sources
- wikidata: Q928688 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Old Weston (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: The Swan public house, Old Weston - geograph.org.uk - 467558.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Old Weston?
- Old Weston is in Cambridgeshire, London, United Kingdom (postcode PE17), in the parish of Old Weston.
- Is Old Weston free to visit?
- Yes, Old Weston is free to enter.
- How do I get to Old Weston?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode PE17. It sits within the Huntingdon parliamentary constituency.