Stibbington
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 Stibbington Church |
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  Stibbington |
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| OS grid reference | TL084981 |
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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°34′N 0°24′W / 52.57°N 0.40°W
Stibbington is a village in Cambridgeshire, England. [1] Stibbington lies approximately 6 miles (10 km) west of Peterborough city centre. Stibbington is in the civil parish of Sibson-cum-Stibbington. Stibbington is situated in the far north-west corner of Huntingdonshire which is a non-metropolitan district of Cambridgeshire as well as being a historic county of England.
Government
Stibbington is part of the civil parish of Sibson-cum-Stibbington, which 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 precept for the financial year 2014–15 was £11,000.[2] The parish council consists of eight parish councillors.[3]
Stibbington 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, Stibbington became a part of the county of Cambridgeshire. Stibbington is a part of the district ward of Elton and Folksworth for Huntingdonshire District Council[4] and is represented on the district council by one councillor.[5] For Cambridgeshire County Council Stibbington is part of the electoral division of Norman Cross [4] and is represented on the county council by two councillors.[6]
At Westminster, Stibbington is in the parliamentary constituency of North West Cambridgeshire,[4] 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 Stibbington is in the East of England (European Parliament constituency).
Demography
Population
In the period 1801 to 1901 the population of Sibson-cum-Stibbington was recorded every ten years by the UK census. During this time the population was in the range of 324 (the lowest was in 1801) and 790 (the highest was in 1851).[7]
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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| Sibson-cum-Stibbington | 432 | 408 | 495 | 682 | 447 | 388 | 470 | 464 | 438 | 473 |
All population census figures from report Historic Census figures Cambridgeshire to 2011 by Cambridgeshire Insight.[7]
In 2011, the parish covered an area of 1,542 acres (624 hectares)[7] and the population density of Sibson-cum-Stibbington in 2011 was 196.3 persons per square mile (75.8 per square kilometre).
Culture and community
The church[8] stands about a quarter of a mile east of the Great North Road near the ford to Sutton. Stibbington Hall,[9] near the church, is a 17th-century house. Stibbington House[10] lies between the Oundle Road and the Nene, and was the residence of Sir Stephen Hastings. Stibbington Manor Farm, on the south-west side of the road near Sibson Manor House, was built about 1625.
There is a popular environmental residential centre at Stibbington that hosts a variety of courses for primary age children.
References
- ↑ Ordnance Survey: Landranger map sheet 142 Peterborough (Market Deeping & Chatteris) (Map). Ordnance Survey. 2012. ISBN 9780319229248.
- ↑ "Sibson-cum-Stibbington Parish Council: Annual Accounts 2014/15". www.stibbington.org.uk. Sibson-cum-Stibbington Parish Council. Retrieved 8 February 2016.
- ↑ "Sibson-cum-Stibbington Parish Council: Councillors". www.stibbington.org.uk. Sibson-cum-Stibbington Parish Council. Retrieved 8 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.
- ↑ "St John Baptist, Stibbington". Images of England. Retrieved 2008-05-10.
- ↑ "Stibbington Hall". Images of England. Retrieved 2008-05-10.
- ↑ "Stibbington House". Images of England. Retrieved 2008-05-10.
- 'Parishes: Stibbington', A History of the County of Huntingdon: Volume 3 (1936), pp. 217–222. . Date accessed: 10 May 2008.