Boxworth
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Boxworth is a village in Cambridgeshire
not far from the rapidly-expanding developments of Cambourne and Bar Hill
. It is situated about 8 miles to the north-west of Cambridge
. It is within the diocese of Ely
. The village covers an area of 1,053 ha. (2,602 a.) Boxworth is a relatively small village, with around 100 houses.
LL.D., F.R.S. the celebrated blind professor of mathematics in the University of Cambridge
, who died 19 April 1739: the church was thoroughly restored in 1868-9, and affords 150 sittings. There are some pictures and a description of the church at the Cambridgeshire Churches website.
, Conington
and Knapwell
. However, as the village lies between two major roads - the A428
and the notorious A14 (previously A604) - it is often heavily used (as a rat run), especially when one of the major roads is blocked. In 2004-2005, traffic calming
measures were introduced at either end of the village - a chicane. This is considerably less traffic-calming than surrounding villages, which make heavy use of road humps and speed-reducing signs. The traffic-calming measures are often a controversial issue.
in the surrounding area of Boxworth, across arable land. Sixteen turbines were planned, and a number of residents of the village started a campaign called "Stop Cambridge Wind Farm", introduced to stop the building of it. In early 2005 the application was rejected by Cambridgeshire County Council, and the ensuing appeal was also rejected.
During the August 1995 heat wave in Europe
, which recorded the hottest temperature since records began in 1659, Boxworth recorded the highest temperature in the United Kingdom, at 35C (95F).
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...
not far from the rapidly-expanding developments of Cambourne and Bar Hill
Bar Hill
Bar Hill is a purpose-built village with a population of 4,000 about 4 miles northwest of Cambridge, England on the A14 road.The Prime Meridian passes just to the west of Bar Hill.-History:...
. It is situated about 8 miles to the north-west of Cambridge
Cambridge
The city of Cambridge is a university town and the administrative centre of the county of Cambridgeshire, England. It lies in East Anglia about north of London. Cambridge is at the heart of the high-technology centre known as Silicon Fen – a play on Silicon Valley and the fens surrounding the...
. It is within the diocese of Ely
Ely, Cambridgeshire
Ely is a cathedral city in Cambridgeshire, England, 14 miles north-northeast of Cambridge and about by road from London. It is built on a Lower Greensand island, which at a maximum elevation of is the highest land in the Fens...
. The village covers an area of 1,053 ha. (2,602 a.) Boxworth is a relatively small village, with around 100 houses.
Church
The church of St Peter is an ancient edifice of flint and stone in the Decorated style, consisting of chancel, nave of four bays, south aisle, north and south porches and a lofty embattled tower containing a clock and one bell: in the church is a monument to Nicholas SaundersonNicholas Saunderson
Nicholas Saunderson was an English scientist and mathematician. According to one leading historian of statistics, he may have been the earliest discoverer of Bayes theorem.-Biography:...
LL.D., F.R.S. the celebrated blind professor of mathematics in the University of Cambridge
University of Cambridge
The University of Cambridge is a public research university located in Cambridge, United Kingdom. It is the second-oldest university in both the United Kingdom and the English-speaking world , and the seventh-oldest globally...
, who died 19 April 1739: the church was thoroughly restored in 1868-9, and affords 150 sittings. There are some pictures and a description of the church at the Cambridgeshire Churches website.
Road
The Road is designed to be a small access road to the rural outlying villages of Cambridge surrounding it, including ElsworthElsworth
Elsworth is a village and civil parish in South Cambridgeshire, England, 9 miles west of Cambridge. At the time of the 2001 census, the parish's population was 657.-History:...
, Conington
Conington, South Cambridgeshire
Conington is a small village in the South Cambridgeshire district of Cambridgeshire with about 50 houses and 150 residents. It lies about southeast of Huntingdon and south of the A14 road. The church is dedicated to St. Mary. It has a wonky steeple and one of the bells is one of the oldest bells...
and Knapwell
Knapwell
Knapwell is a small village in Cambridgeshire situated about west of Cambridge. It is within the diocese of Ely. Its population was estimated at 110 in 2001....
. However, as the village lies between two major roads - the A428
A428 road
The A428 road is a major road in central and eastern England. It connects the cities of Coventry and Cambridge by way of the county towns of Northampton and Bedford.-Coventry - Northampton:...
and the notorious A14 (previously A604) - it is often heavily used (as a rat run), especially when one of the major roads is blocked. In 2004-2005, traffic calming
Traffic calming
Traffic calming is intended to slow or reduce motor-vehicle traffic in order to improve the living conditions for residents as well as to improve safety for pedestrians and cyclists. Urban planners and traffic engineers have many strategies for traffic calming...
measures were introduced at either end of the village - a chicane. This is considerably less traffic-calming than surrounding villages, which make heavy use of road humps and speed-reducing signs. The traffic-calming measures are often a controversial issue.
Wind Farm
In 2003-2005, plans were made to build a wind farmWind farm
A wind farm is a group of wind turbines in the same location used to produce electric power. A large wind farm may consist of several hundred individual wind turbines, and cover an extended area of hundreds of square miles, but the land between the turbines may be used for agricultural or other...
in the surrounding area of Boxworth, across arable land. Sixteen turbines were planned, and a number of residents of the village started a campaign called "Stop Cambridge Wind Farm", introduced to stop the building of it. In early 2005 the application was rejected by Cambridgeshire County Council, and the ensuing appeal was also rejected.
During the August 1995 heat wave in Europe
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
, which recorded the hottest temperature since records began in 1659, Boxworth recorded the highest temperature in the United Kingdom, at 35C (95F).