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Fenstanton
| Fenstanton | |
|---|---|
 Fenstanton High Street | |
  Fenstanton Location within Cambridgeshire | |
| Population | 2,868 [1] 3,242. (2011) |
| OS grid reference | TL318686 |
| District | |
| Shire county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | HUNTINGDON |
| Postcode district | PE28 |
| Dialling code | 01480 |
| UK Parliament | |
| Website | http://www.fenstanton.org/ |
Fenstanton is a village and civil parish in Cambridgeshire, England,[2] 2 miles (3 km) south of St Ives in Huntingdonshire, a non-metropolitan district of Cambridgeshire and historic county. Fenstanton lies on the south side of the River Ouse.
Known as Stantun in the 11th century, Staunton and Stanton Gisbrit de Gant in the 13th century, the name Fenstanton (and Fennystanton) appeared from the 14th century.[3] The name "Fenstanton" means "fenland stone enclosure".[4]
- ^ 2001 census Archived 18 March 2012 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Ordnance Survey: Landranger map sheet 153 Bedford & Huntingdon (St Neots & Biggleswade) (Map). Ordnance Survey. 2013. ISBN 9780319231722.
- ^ William Page; Granville Proby; S. Inskip Ladds (1932). A History of the County of Huntingdon: Volume 2. Victoria County History.
- ^ Walter Skeat (1901). The Placenames of Cambridgeshire.
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