Eaton Socon

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Eaton Socon is a district of St Neots in Cambridgeshire, England. It was originally a village in Bedfordshire along with the neighbouring village of Eaton Ford, but officially became part of the town in 1965. Eaton Socon changed relatively little until this time, but upon its inclusion into Cambridgeshire a significant amount of development took place to the west of the village into the 1980s with areas covering Monarch Road and the upper end of Nelson Road being developed in a particularly short space of time. The current population of Eaton Socon is around 2000 people.

Eaton Socon lies close to the west bank of the River Great Ouse. There is a weir (constructed in 1967) and associated lock gates to allow river navigation. The riverbank is home to a popular local inn 'The River Mill'. The parish church, St Mary's is located on the picturesque green in the centre of the village, it burned down in the 1930s after a fire started in the Organ, but was completely rebuilt in the original style soon after.

The centre of Eaton Socon is characterised by small thatched cottages along the Great North Road and side roads such as Peppercorns Lane and School Lane. Great North Road is lined with a number of local business premises specialising in goods such as meat, wooden furniture and bathrooms and there is also a small outlet of Tesco. The village does therefore retain a great deal of atmosphere and traditional May Day celebrations are still held every year on the green.

For details of Eaton Socon's history, see the article History of St Neots.