| Chesterton | |
|---|---|
  Chesterton Location within Cambridgeshire | |
| Population | 317 (Including Water Newton 2011) |
| OS grid reference | TL125949 |
| District | |
| Shire county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Peterborough |
| Postcode district | PE7 |
| Police | Cambridgeshire |
| Fire | Cambridgeshire |
| Ambulance | East of England |
| UK Parliament | |
Chesterton is a small village and civil parish of exactly 56 households in Cambridgeshire, England.[1] The village lies approximately 5 miles (8 km) west-southwest of central Peterborough, near the city's Alwalton district. Chesterton is situated within Huntingdonshire which is a non-metropolitan district of Cambridgeshire as well as being a historic county of England.
In the 17th century, Chesterton was the home of John Dryden's family, who lived in Chesterton manor.[2]
In the 1870s, Chesterton was described as
- "a parish in the district of Peterborough and county of Huntingdon; on the verge of the county, and on Ermine-street and the river Nen, 2½ miles SE of Castor r. station, and 5½ SW of Peterborough. Post town, Castor, under Peterborough. Acres, 1, 330. Real property, £2, 447. Pop., 129. Houses, 22."[3]
- ^ Ordnance Survey: Landranger map sheet 142 Peterborough (Market Deeping & Chatteris) (Map). Ordnance Survey. 2012. ISBN 9780319229248.
- ^ "Chesterton: Huntingdonshire District Council". Town and Parishes. Huntingdonshire District Council. Archived from the original on 28 February 2014. Retrieved 19 February 2014.
- ^ Wilson, John Marius (1870–72). Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870–72). Edinburgh: A.Fullarton & Co.