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Woodwalton
| Woodwalton | |
|---|---|
  Woodwalton Location within Cambridgeshire | |
| Population | 217 (in 2021) |
| OS grid reference | TL214809 |
| Civil parish |
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| District | |
| Shire county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Huntingdon |
| Postcode district | PE28 |
| Police | Cambridgeshire |
| Fire | Cambridgeshire |
| Ambulance | East of England |
| UK Parliament | |
Woodwalton is a village in Cambridgeshire, England,[1] in Wood Walton civil parish. The village lies approximately 6 miles (10 km) north of Huntingdon and just east of the A1. The parish population was 217 at the 2021 census.[2] It is within Huntingdonshire, which is a non-metropolitan district of Cambridgeshire as well as being a historic county of England.
The civil parish of Wood Walton is spread over a wide area, its main village dissected by the East Coast Main Line. To the north of the village in the area known as Church End stands the redundant parish church of St Andrew, clearly visible from passing trains. The Grade II* listed church dates from around 1200 and is layered in history: the south aisle was added in 1250, a clerestory was added in the 16th century, and it received a major remodelling in the 1850s.[3] It is now in the keeping of the Friends of Friendless Churches.[4]
Further north are the earthworks of Woodwalton Castle, a motte-and-bailey castle which formerly held the manor of the parish.[5] In 1886 a hoard of Roman coins was dug up in the parish.[6] The village stands at the edge of Woodwalton Fen, an area of special scientific interest.[5]
- ^ Ordnance Survey: Landranger map sheet 142 Peterborough (Market Deeping & Chatteris) (Map). Ordnance Survey. 2012. ISBN 9780319229248.
- ^ "Wood Walton: population statistics, 2021 Census". CityPopulation.de. Retrieved 17 January 2025.
- ^ Historic England. "Church of St Andrew, Wood Walton (1130123)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 17 January 2025.
- ^ "St Andrew's, Wood Walton, Cambridgeshire". Friends of Friendless Churches. Retrieved 17 January 2024.
- ^ a b Page, William; Proby, Granville; Ladds, S. Inskip, eds. (1936), "Parishes: Wood Walton", Victoria County History, A History of the County of Huntingdon, vol. 3, University of London & History of Parliament Trust, pp. 236–241, retrieved 19 July 2010
- ^ "GENUKI: Wood Walton". genuki.org.uk. Retrieved 18 September 2010.
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