Alwalton
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.jpg) St Andrew's Church, Alwalton |
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| OS grid reference | TL141960 |
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| District | Huntingdonshire |
| Shire county | Cambridgeshire |
| Region | East |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Peterborough |
| Police | Cambridgeshire |
| Fire | Cambridgeshire |
| Ambulance | East of England |
| EU Parliament | East of England |
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Coordinates: 52°33′N 0°19′W / 52.55°N 0.32°W
Alwalton is a village and civil parish in Cambridgeshire, England.[1] Alwalton lies approximately 5 miles (8 km) west of Peterborough. Alwalton is situated within Huntingdonshire which is a non-metropolitan district of Cambridgeshire as well as being a historic county of England. The village lies north west of Yaxley, overlooking the southern bank of the River Nene and close to the line of Ermine Street or the A1 road.
Government
As a civil parish, Alwalton has a parish council. The parish council is elected by the residents of the parish who have registered on the electoral roll; the parish council is the lowest tier of government in England. A parish council is responsible for providing and maintaining a variety of local services including allotments and a cemetery; grass cutting and tree planting within public open spaces such as a village green or playing fields. The parish council reviews all planning applications that might affect the parish and makes recommendations to Huntingdonshire District Council, which is the local planning authority for the parish. The parish council also represents the views of the parish on issues such as local transport, policing and the environment. The parish council raises its own tax to pay for these services, known as the parish precept, which is collected as part of the Council Tax. The Alwalton parish council consists of five members and normally meets on the third Thursday of every month in the village hall.[2]
Alwalton was in the historic and administrative county of Huntingdonshire until 1965. From 1965, the village was part of the new administrative county of Huntingdon and Peterborough. Then in 1974, following the Local Government Act 1972, Alwalton became a part of the county of Cambridgeshire.Alwalton is a part of the district ward of Elton and Folksworth for Huntingdonshire District Council[3] and is represented on the district council by one councillor.[4] Alwalton is a part of the electoral division of Norman Cross for Cambridgeshire County Council[3] and is represented on the county council by two councillors.[5]
At Westminster, Alwalton is in the parliamentary constituency of North West Cambridgeshire,[3] and is represented in the House of Commons by Shailesh Vara (Conservative). Shailesh Vara has represented the constituency since 2005. The previous member of parliament was Brian Mawhinney (Conservative) who represented the constituency between 1997 and 2005. For the European Parliament Alwalton is in the East of England (European Parliament constituency).
Demography
Population
In the period 1801 to 1901 the population of Alwalton was recorded every ten years by the UK census. During this time the population was in the range of 216 (the lowest in 1811) and 342 (the highest in 1861).[6]
From 1901, a census was taken every ten years with the exception of 1941 (due to the Second World War).
| Parish |
1911 |
1921 |
1931 |
1951 |
1961 |
1971 |
1981 |
1991 |
2001 |
2011 |
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| Alwalton | 219 | 214 | 201 | 199 | 210 | 326 | 352 | 300 | 336 | 317 |
All population census figures from report Historic Census figures Cambridgeshire to 2011 by Cambridgeshire Insight.[6]
In 2011, the parish covered an area of 175 acres (71 hectares)[6] and so the population density for Alwalton in 2011 was 1159.3 persons per square mile (446.5 per square kilometre).
Landmarks
Alwalton is a conservation area with a number of listed buildings, the most important of which are the Norman Church of St Andrew's and the Elizabethan Manor House. Alwalton Hall was built for the 4th Earl Fitzwilliam.[7]
The East of England Showground lies to the south of the village. The 240-acre (0.97 km2) site is used for shows and commercial exhibitions. Until 2012[8] it was the home each June for the East of England Show.
Notable people
Sir Henry Royce (27 March 1863 to 22 April 1933), the co founder of Rolls-Royce, was born in the village and his ashes were buried in St Andrew's Church where a plaque has been placed on the wall as well on a spot on the floor, beneath which his ashes were buried in an urn. His remains were originally buried in 1933 beneath a statue of him at the Rolls-Royce works in Derby but in 1937 his urn was removed and brought to Alwalton.
From 1927-37 the Rev Frank Buttle was rector of Chesterton with Haddon and Alwalton.
External links
- ↑ Ordnance Survey: Landranger map sheet 142 Peterborough (Market Deeping & Chatteris) (Map). Ordnance Survey. 2012. ISBN 9780319229248.
- ↑ "Alwalton Parish Council". Alwalton Parish Council. Retrieved 5 February 2016.
- 1 2 3 "Ordnance Survey Election Maps". www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk. Ordnance Survey. Retrieved 4 February 2016.
- ↑ "Huntingdonshire District Council: Councillors". www.huntsdc.gov.uk. Huntingdonshire District Council. Retrieved 4 February 2016.
- ↑ "Cambridgeshire County Council: Councillors" (pdf). www.cambridgeshire.gov.uk. Cambridgeshire County Council. Retrieved 4 February 2016.
- 1 2 3 "Historic Census figures Cambridgeshire to 2011" (xlsx - download). www.cambridgeshireinsight.org.uk. Cambridgeshire Insight. Retrieved 12 February 2016.
- ↑ "Alwalton". British Listed Buildings.
- ↑ "East of England Show ends after 200 years" BBC News 24 May 2013
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Media related to Alwalton at Wikimedia Commons - Alwalton in the Domesday Book