Sibson-cum-Stibbington
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Sibson-cum-Stibbington is a civil parish in the Huntingdonshire
district of Cambridgeshire
, England
. The parish includes the villages of Sibson
and Stibbington
, together with Wansford railway station
.
From 1894 to 1935 the parish was under the administrative responsibility of Barnack Rural District
in the Soke of Peterborough
even though the parish was then in Huntingdonshire
; it then transferred to Norman Cross Rural District
.
Huntingdonshire
Huntingdonshire is a local government district of Cambridgeshire, covering the area around Huntingdon. Traditionally it is a county in its own right...
district 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...
. The parish includes the villages of Sibson
Sibson, Cambridgeshire
Sibson is a village in the far north-west corner of Huntingdonshire District, Cambridgeshire, England in the civil parish of Sibson-cum-Stibbington. It is near Wansford in Peterborough District.Sibson Aerodrome is 1 km south of the village....
and Stibbington
Stibbington
Stibbington – in the far north-west corner of Huntingdonshire District, Cambridgeshire, England – is a village which lies in a loop of the River Nene and in the civil parish of Sibson-cum-Stibbington. It is near Wansford on the Great North Road, in Peterborough District.The village is...
, together with Wansford railway station
Wansford railway station
Wansford railway station is the headquarters of the Nene Valley Railway. The current station building was opened in 1995 and contains a ticket office, shop, cafe and toilets. The locomotive sheds are located at this station. Also at the station there is a picnic area and children's playground...
.
From 1894 to 1935 the parish was under the administrative responsibility of Barnack Rural District
Barnack Rural District
Barnack was a rural district in the Soke of Peterborough and later Huntingdon and Peterborough from 1894 to 1974.It was created in 1894 under the Local Government Act 1894, from that part of the Stamford rural sanitary district which was in the Soke Barnack was a rural district in the Soke of...
in the Soke of Peterborough
Soke of Peterborough
The Soke of Peterborough is an historic area of England that is traditionally associated with the City and Diocese of Peterborough, but considered part of Northamptonshire...
even though the parish was then in Huntingdonshire
Huntingdonshire
Huntingdonshire is a local government district of Cambridgeshire, covering the area around Huntingdon. Traditionally it is a county in its own right...
; it then transferred to Norman Cross Rural District
Norman Cross Rural District
Norman Cross was a rural district in Huntingdonshire from 1894 to 1974.It was formed in 1894 under the Local Government Act 1894 from the part of the Peterborough rural sanitary district which was in Huntingdonshire...
.