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Folksworth
Folksworth shown within Cambridgeshire |
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| Population | in 1991 was 768 people |
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| OS grid reference | TL154886 |
| District | Huntingdonshire |
| Shire county | Cambridgeshire |
| Region | East |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Peterborough |
| Postcode district | PE7 |
| Dialling code | 01733 |
| EU Parliament | East of England |
| List of places: UK • England • Cambridgeshire | |
Folksworth is a small village just off the A1(M), about 5 miles South West of Peterborough, England. For years it remained relatively isolated, with only a village hall, a church (St Helens) and a pub (The Fox). However, in recent years it has expanded with two new housing developments. Folksworth has a new cricket wicket installed and has four goal posts on the playing ground; there are plans to get more in the field. It is part of the civil parish of Folksworth and Washingley, this is in the district (former county) of Huntingdonshire in the county of Cambridgeshire.
Folksworth & Washingley Parish Council meets at the village hall on the 3rd Tuesday of the month at 7.20pm.
St. Helen's Church (Church of England) in Morborne Road, was first built in 1150 AD. The church was restored in 1850 when the chancel was entirely rebuilt and the vestry added, the north wall of the nave largely rebuilt, and a bell-cote built on the west gable. Services are held each Sunday morning at 9.45 am except the first Sunday in the month when there is a Family service which is held at 11.00 am.
'Folklore' magazine is delivered four times a year to each house in the parish.
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