Alwalton
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Alwalton is a village in Huntingdonshire
(now part of Cambridgeshire
) in the United Kingdom
, five miles (8 km) to the west of the city of Peterborough
.
The village lies north west of Yaxley
, overlooking the southern bank of the River Nene
and close to the line of Ermine Street
or the A1 road. Alwalton is a conservation area with a number of listed buildings, the most important of which are the Norman Church of St Andrew's and the Elizabethan Manor House.
The East of England Showground lies to the south of the village. The 240 acre (0.9712464 km²) site is used each June for the East of England Show and at other times for commercial exhibitions.
Sir Henry Royce
(March 27, 1863–April 22, 1933), co founder of Rolls-Royce
, was born in the village and his ashes is buried in St. Andrews Church where a plaque can be seen on the wall as well on a spot on the floor where beneath his ashes were buried in an urn. Interesting to know is, that his urn was originally buried in 1933 beneath a statue of him at the Rolls-Royce works in Derby but in 1937 his urn was removed from there and was brought to Alwalton.
Huntingdonshire
Huntingdonshire is a local government district of Cambridgeshire, covering the area around Huntingdon. Traditionally it is a county in its own right...
(now part 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...
) in the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
, five miles (8 km) to the west of the city of 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...
.
The village lies north west of Yaxley
Yaxley, Cambridgeshire
Yaxley is a village in the county of Cambridgeshire, England. Historically in Huntingdonshire, it is due south of the city of Peterborough, and is skirted to its west by the A15 road...
, overlooking the southern bank of the River Nene
River Nene
The River Nene is a river in the east of England that rises from three sources in the county of Northamptonshire. The tidal river forms the border between Cambridgeshire and Norfolk for about . It is the tenth longest river in the United Kingdom, and is navigable for from Northampton to The...
and close to the line of Ermine Street
Ermine Street
Ermine Street is the name of a major Roman road in England that ran from London to Lincoln and York . The Old English name was 'Earninga Straete' , named after a tribe called the Earningas, who inhabited a district later known as Armingford Hundred, around Arrington, Cambridgeshire and Royston,...
or the A1 road. Alwalton is a conservation area with a number of listed buildings, the most important of which are the Norman Church of St Andrew's and the Elizabethan Manor House.
The East of England Showground lies to the south of the village. The 240 acre (0.9712464 km²) site is used each June for the East of England Show and at other times for commercial exhibitions.
Sir Henry Royce
Henry Royce
Sir Frederick Henry Royce, 1st Baronet, OBE was a pioneering car manufacturer, who with Charles Stewart Rolls founded the Rolls-Royce company.-Early life:...
(March 27, 1863–April 22, 1933), co founder of Rolls-Royce
Rolls-Royce Limited
Rolls-Royce Limited was a renowned British car and, from 1914 on, aero-engine manufacturing company founded by Charles Stewart Rolls and Henry Royce on 15 March 1906 as the result of a partnership formed in 1904....
, was born in the village and his ashes is buried in St. Andrews Church where a plaque can be seen on the wall as well on a spot on the floor where beneath his ashes were buried in an urn. Interesting to know is, that his urn was originally buried in 1933 beneath a statue of him at the Rolls-Royce works in Derby but in 1937 his urn was removed from there and was brought to Alwalton.