Ailsworth

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Ailsworth
Ailsworth is located in Cambridgeshire
Ailsworth
Ailsworth
Location within Cambridgeshire
Population559 (2011 census)[1]
OS grid referenceTL124985
• London73 miles (117 km)
Civil parish
  • Ailsworth
District
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townPeterborough
Postcode districtPE5
Dialling code01733
PoliceCambridgeshire
FireCambridgeshire
AmbulanceEast of England
UK Parliament
Websitehttp://www.ailsworthparishcouncil.org.uk
List of places
UK
England
Cambridgeshire
52°34′34″N 0°21′11″W / 52.576°N 0.353°W / 52.576; -0.353

Ailsworth or Ailesworth is a village and civil parish in the City of Peterborough unitary authority, about 4.5 miles (7.2 km) west of the city centre. The parish is part of the former Soke of Peterborough, which was considered geographically part of Northamptonshire until in 1974, following the Local Government Act 1972, it became part of Cambridgeshire.

In the 2001 census the population stood at 413 (188 households)[2] and this has increased to 559 (248 households) in the 2011 census[1]

  1. ^ a b "Area: Ailsworth CP (Parish): Parish Headcounts". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 10 December 2015.
  2. ^ "Area: Ailsworth CP (Parish): Parish Headcounts". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 13 December 2010.