Great Paxton

Great Paxton
Holy Trinity, Great Paxton, from the South West
Great Paxton is located in Cambridgeshire
Great Paxton
Great Paxton
Location within Cambridgeshire
Population1,007 (2011 census)[1]
OS grid referenceTL217629
• London51 miles (82 km)
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townST. NEOTS
Postcode districtPE19
Dialling code01480
PoliceCambridgeshire
FireCambridgeshire
AmbulanceEast of England
UK Parliament
List of places
UK
England
Cambridgeshire
52°15′00″N 0°13′01″W / 52.25°N 0.217°W / 52.25; -0.217

Great Paxton is a village and civil parish in Cambridgeshire, England. It is in Huntingdonshire which is a non-metropolitan district of Cambridgeshire as well as being a historic county of England. The village lies 2.6 miles (4.2 km) north of St Neots in the Great Ouse river valley.

The population was 1,007[1] in the 2011 census. Despite its name, Great Paxton's population is much smaller than the neighbouring parish of Little Paxton.

  1. ^ a b "Area: Great Paxton (Parish), Key Figures for 2011 Census". Retrieved 10 December 2015.