Great Paxton | |
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Holy Trinity, Great Paxton, from the South West | |
Location within Cambridgeshire | |
Population | 1,007 (2011 census)[1] |
OS grid reference | TL217629 |
• London | 51 miles (82 km) |
District | |
Shire county | |
Region | |
Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | ST. NEOTS |
Postcode district | PE19 |
Dialling code | 01480 |
Police | Cambridgeshire |
Fire | Cambridgeshire |
Ambulance | East of England |
UK Parliament | |
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.