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Conington
Conington shown within Cambridgeshire |
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| OS grid reference | TL176860 |
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| District | Huntingdonshire |
| Shire county | Cambridgeshire |
| Region | East |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| EU Parliament | East of England |
| List of places: UK • England • Cambridgeshire | |
Conington is a small village in the Huntingdonshire district of Cambridgeshire. It lies within earshot of Ermine Street, now called the Great North Road, about 10 kilometres (6 mi) south of Peterborough and 3 kilometres (2 mi) north of Sawtry.
The Cotton Baronetcy of Conington was created in the Baronetage of England on 29 June 1611 for the antiquary Robert Bruce Cotton (1570-1631), who also represented five constituencies in the House of Commons.