Great Staughton
| Great Staughton | |
  Great Staughton |
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| OS grid reference | TL137645 |
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| District | Huntingdonshire |
| Shire county | Cambridgeshire |
| Region | East |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| EU Parliament | East of England |
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Coordinates: 52°16′01″N 0°19′59″W / 52.267°N 0.333°W
Great Staughton is a village and civil parish in Cambridgeshire, England.[1] Great Staughton lies approximately 8 miles (13 km) south-west of Huntingdon. Great Staughton is situated within Huntingdonshire which is a non-metropolitan district of Cambridgeshire as well as being a historic county of England.
Government
As a civil parish, Great Staughton 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 parish council consists of nine councillors and meets approximately six times a year in the village hall.[2]
Great Staughton 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, Great Staughton became a part of the county of Cambridgeshire. Great Staughton is a part of the district ward of Kimbolton and Staughton for Huntingdonshire District Council[3] and is represented on the district council by one councillor.[4] For Cambridgeshire County Council Great Staughton is part of the electoral division of Brampton and Kimbolton [3] and is represented on the county council by one councillor.[5]
At Westminster, Great Staughton is in the parliamentary constituency of Huntingdon,[3] and is represented in the House of Commons by Jonathan Djanogly (Conservative). Jonathan Djanogly has represented the constituency since 2001. The previous member of parliament was John Major (Conservative) who represented the constituency between 1983 and 2001. For the European Parliament Great Staughton is in the East of England (European Parliament constituency).
Demography
Population
In the period 1801 to 1901 the population of Great Staughton was recorded every ten years by the UK census. During this time the population was in the range of 746 (the lowest was in 1901) and 1373 (the highest was in 1871).[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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| Great Staughton | 763 | 685 | 651 | 875 | 985 | 1042 | 1576 | 834 | 836 | 896 |
All population census figures from report Historic Census figures Cambridgeshire to 2011 by Cambridgeshire Insight.[6]
In 2011, the parish covered an area of 5,078 acres (2,055 hectares)[6] and so the population density for Great Staughton in 2011 was 112.9 persons per square mile (43.6 per square kilometre).
Culture and community
The village has two public houses The White Hart and The Snooty Tavern, a post office and a butcher's shop.
Great Staughton also has a doctor's surgery and a primary school. There are some good walks in the area.
See also
- Little Staughton, located just over the county border in Bedfordshire
References
- ↑ Ordnance Survey: Landranger map sheet 153 Bedford & Huntingdon (St Neots & Biggleswade) (Map). Ordnance Survey. 2013. ISBN 9780319231722.
- ↑ "Great Staughton Parish Council". www.greatstaughton.com. Retrieved 7 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.
External links
Media related to Great Staughton at Wikimedia Commons