Alconbury
Encyclopedia
Alconbury is a village in the English
county of Cambridgeshire
.
and gives its name to RAF Alconbury
. It is near to the point where a major north/south road, the A1, crosses the only major east/west road: the A14. As of 2005 there are proposals to convert the airfield (now redundant) into a freight-only commercial airport to benefit from these surface links. Nearby to the east along the A14 are The Stukeleys
: Great Stukeley
and Little Stukeley
. Little Stukeley is nearer to the former airfield than Alconbury. Just north of the A1/A14 junction is Alconbury Hill.
to the north-west. The A1 was dualled from Water Newton
to Alconbury Hill in three stages in 1958. The £1.25m two mile A1 bypass opened in December 1964, joining the road at the point where it now meets the A14 (former A604) at the junction at the top of a hill. It followed part of the former A604. In November 1998, the bypass was converted into the A1(M) which terminates next of the village. The former road is partly the B1043 which is also part of the former A14 and the rest of the former A1 to Peterborough
.
The research laboratory, Huntingdon Life Sciences
, is just south of the village.
primary school. A service station on the B1043/A14 junction closed in August 2007.
There are several annual events held including The Midsummer Fun Fair, The Neighbourhood Watch Summer Fête and The Dame Norma Major
charity cricket match. Alconbury also has its own group on social networking site Facebook
.
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
county of Cambridgeshire
Cambridgeshire
Cambridgeshire is a county in England, bordering Lincolnshire to the north, Norfolk to the northeast, Suffolk to the east, Essex and Hertfordshire to the south, and Bedfordshire and Northamptonshire to the west...
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Geography
It is in the district of HuntingdonshireHuntingdonshire
Huntingdonshire is a local government district of Cambridgeshire, covering the area around Huntingdon. Traditionally it is a county in its own right...
and gives its name to RAF Alconbury
RAF Alconbury
RAF Alconbury is an active Royal Air Force station in Cambridgeshire, England. The airfield is adjacent to the Stukeleys [Great and Little] and located about northwest of Huntingdon; about north of London....
. It is near to the point where a major north/south road, the A1, crosses the only major east/west road: the A14. As of 2005 there are proposals to convert the airfield (now redundant) into a freight-only commercial airport to benefit from these surface links. Nearby to the east along the A14 are The Stukeleys
The Stukeleys
The Stukeleys is a civil parish in the district of Huntingdonshire, in Cambridgeshire, England, consisting of the villages of Great Stukeley and Little Stukeley. The two villages are just north-west of Huntingdon....
: Great Stukeley
Great Stukeley
Great Stukeley is a village civil parish of the The Stukeleys in Huntingdonshire in Cambridgeshire, England....
and Little Stukeley
Little Stukeley
Little Stukeley is a village civil parish of The Stukeleys in Huntingdonshire in Cambridgeshire, England....
. Little Stukeley is nearer to the former airfield than Alconbury. Just north of the A1/A14 junction is Alconbury Hill.
History
The church is dedicated to St Peter and St Paul. The Great North Road passed through the village and Alconbury WestonAlconbury Weston
Alconbury Weston - in Huntingdonshire , England - is a village near Alconbury north-west of Huntingdon, lying just outside the Fens, has just a few hills, but a significant change to the flat of the Fens....
to the north-west. The A1 was dualled from Water Newton
Water Newton
Water Newton is a village on the northern border of the English county of Cambridgeshire.It is in the district of Huntingdonshire between the River Nene and the A1 trunk road...
to Alconbury Hill in three stages in 1958. The £1.25m two mile A1 bypass opened in December 1964, joining the road at the point where it now meets the A14 (former A604) at the junction at the top of a hill. It followed part of the former A604. In November 1998, the bypass was converted into the A1(M) which terminates next of the village. The former road is partly the B1043 which is also part of the former A14 and the rest of the former A1 to Peterborough
Peterborough
Peterborough is a cathedral city and unitary authority area in the East of England, with an estimated population of in June 2007. For ceremonial purposes it is in the county of Cambridgeshire. Situated north of London, the city stands on the River Nene which flows into the North Sea...
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The research laboratory, Huntingdon Life Sciences
Huntingdon Life Sciences
Huntingdon Life Sciences is a contract animal-testing company founded in 1952 in England, with facilities in Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire; Eye, Suffolk; New Jersey in the U.S., and Japan...
, is just south of the village.
Amenities
The village has its own parish council of 11 members, Neighbourhood Watch group, cricket club, football teams, several pubs, doctor's surgery, post office and houses the local MP. There is a Church of EnglandChurch of England
The Church of England is the officially established Christian church in England and the Mother Church of the worldwide Anglican Communion. The church considers itself within the tradition of Western Christianity and dates its formal establishment principally to the mission to England by St...
primary school. A service station on the B1043/A14 junction closed in August 2007.
There are several annual events held including The Midsummer Fun Fair, The Neighbourhood Watch Summer Fête and The Dame Norma Major
Norma Major
Dame Norma Christina Elizabeth Major, DBE , is the wife of Sir John Major, the former British Prime Minister.-Biography:...
charity cricket match. Alconbury also has its own group on social networking site Facebook
Facebook
Facebook is a social networking service and website launched in February 2004, operated and privately owned by Facebook, Inc. , Facebook has more than 800 million active users. Users must register before using the site, after which they may create a personal profile, add other users as...
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