Elton, Cambridgeshire
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Elton is a small village within the historic boundaries
of Huntingdonshire
(now part of Cambridgeshire
), England
. It lies on the B671 road. Elton Hall
and the hamlet of Over End are located on the same road a mile south of the village.
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Elton is two miles from Fotheringhay
(where Mary, Queen of Scots was executed in 1587), five miles from Oundle
, and eight miles from Peterborough
. It was once connected to these places by Elton railway station
which closed in 1953. It is now a popular walk.
Elton has a school called Elton primary, and a Loch Fine restaurant, which is connected to a Sharman&Quinney headquarters. It has a garden centre with a cafe, and Elton Hall where Sir William Proby lives(the Proby family has taken charge of Elton
village). there are many fields and walkways and livestock, and a pig farm where pigs
are for sale, and a loch with a cow farm next to it.
Historic counties of England
The historic counties of England are subdivisions of England established for administration by the Normans and in most cases based on earlier Anglo-Saxon kingdoms and shires...
of Huntingdonshire
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...
), England
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...
. It lies on the B671 road. Elton Hall
Elton Hall
Elton Hall is a baronial hall in Elton, Cambridgeshire. It has been the ancestral home of the Proby family since 1660.The hall lies in an estate through which the River Nene runs...
and the hamlet of Over End are located on the same road a mile south of the village.
Fotheringhay
Fotheringhay is a village and civil parish in Northamptonshire, England, six kilometres north east of Oundle and around west of Peterborough. It is most noted for being the site of Fotheringhay Castle which was razed in 1627...
(where Mary, Queen of Scots was executed in 1587), five miles from Oundle
Oundle
Oundle is an ancient market town on the River Nene in Northamptonshire, England, with a population of 5,345 or 5,674 . It lies some north of London and south-west of Peterborough...
, and eight miles from 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...
. It was once connected to these places by Elton railway station
Elton railway station
Elton railway station is a former railway station in Elton, Cambridgeshire on the Nene Valley Railway.- The former service :The service was from the former Northampton and Peterborough Railway which connected Peterborough with Northampton via Wellingborough. The station opened in 1847 and closed...
which closed in 1953. It is now a popular walk.
Elton has a school called Elton primary, and a Loch Fine restaurant, which is connected to a Sharman&Quinney headquarters. It has a garden centre with a cafe, and Elton Hall where Sir William Proby lives(the Proby family has taken charge of Elton
Elton
Elton is a place name that dates back to the early Middle Ages. It is of Anglo-Saxon origin and in most cases derives from either "Ella's Town" or possibly "Eel Town".Elton may refer to:-Places:Canada* Elton, ManitobaIreland* Elton, Co...
village). there are many fields and walkways and livestock, and a pig farm where pigs
PIGS
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are for sale, and a loch with a cow farm next to it.