Wimblington

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Wimblington is a village in Cambridgeshire, England, with a population of 1700 as of the 2001 census.

[edit] History

Formerly a hamlet of the large Doddington parish, in 1874 it became a separate parish and a new church, St. Peters, was opened on May 15th of that year.

Wimblington won the Cambs Times and Wisbech Standard "Best Kept Village" award nine times and in 1997 came second in the "National Village of the Year" competition.

[edit] Sport in the village

Sport in Wimblington is prominent in comparison to the size of the village. Wimblington boasts a football club which now consists of three teams. The village also has a cricket team and archery is also performed in the village. Wimblington has two sports pitches, of which Parkfield is the main one with space for two football pitches, a cricket pitch, basketball court also used for five a side football, and a pub. The other sports field in Wimblington is solely a football pitch but has a playground for younger members of the community. The other pub in the village is The Anchor and is a central meeting point for all in Wimblington and outsiders are also welcome.

The village also had another two pubs, the oldest being the Carpenters Arms which was built in the early 17th century.