Kimbolton, Cambridgeshire

Kimbolton
High Street
Kimbolton is located in Cambridgeshire
Kimbolton
Kimbolton
Location within Cambridgeshire
Population1,477 (Including Stonely) (2011 census)
OS grid referenceTL102681
Civil parish
  • Kimbolton and Stonely
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townHUNTINGDON
Postcode districtPE28
PoliceCambridgeshire
FireCambridgeshire
AmbulanceEast of England
UK Parliament
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Cambridgeshire
52°18′N 0°23′W / 52.3°N 0.38°W / 52.3; -0.38

Kimbolton is a town[1][2] and civil parish in the Huntingdonshire district of Cambridgeshire, England.[3] Kimbolton is about 9 miles (14 km) west of Huntingdon and 14 miles (23 km) north of Bedford.

Kimbolton was also situated within historic Huntingdonshire when it was a county of England. The parish includes the hamlet of Stonely. Catherine of Aragon, after her divorce from Henry VIII, died at Kimbolton Castle in 1536.

  1. ^ "Kimbolton Visitor and Tourist Information Guide". Retrieved 13 February 2022.
  2. ^ "Sign outside the town/village says Welcome to Kimbolton Historic Market Town". Retrieved 13 February 2022.
  3. ^ Ordnance Survey: Landranger map sheet 153 Bedford & Huntingdon (St Neots & Biggleswade) (Map). Ordnance Survey. 2013. ISBN 9780319231722.