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Bainton is a village and
civil parish
In England, a civil parish is a type of administrative parish used for local government. It is a territorial designation which is the lowest tier of local government below districts and counties, or their combined form, the unitary authority ...
in the
Peterborough
Peterborough () is a cathedral city in Cambridgeshire, east of England. It is the largest part of the City of Peterborough unitary authority district (which covers a larger area than Peterborough itself). It was part of Northamptonshire until ...
unitary authority area of
Cambridgeshire
Cambridgeshire (abbreviated Cambs.) is a Counties of England, county in the East of England, bordering Lincolnshire to the north, Norfolk to the north-east, Suffolk to the east, Essex and Hertfordshire to the south, and Bedfordshire and North ...
, England. Bainton is on the southern edge of the Welland valley and lies north-west of Peterborough and east of
Stamford.
Ashton is a neighbouring hamlet and lies approximately south-east of Bainton within the same civil parish. At the time of the
2001 census, the parish's population was 305 people and by the
2011 census the parish's population was 290 people.
History
Formerly known as 'Badingtun' (Old English meaning "estate associated with a man called Bada"), some form of settlement existed in c.980 but was not mentioned in the
Domesday Book
Domesday Book () – the Middle English spelling of "Doomsday Book" – is a manuscript record of the "Great Survey" of much of England and parts of Wales completed in 1086 by order of King William I, known as William the Conqueror. The manusc ...
of 1086.
At the south-east of the parish of Bainton and adjacent to the nearby village of
Helpston
Helpston (also, formerly, "Helpstone") is an England, English village formerly in the Soke of Peterborough, geographically in Northamptonshire, subsequently (1965–1974) in Huntingdon and Peterborough, then in Cambridgeshire, and administered b ...
is the site of Torpel Manor which is a series of medieval and later earthworks that are a
Scheduled Ancient Monument
In the United Kingdom, a scheduled monument is a nationally important archaeological site or historic building, given protection against unauthorised change.
The various pieces of legislation that legally protect heritage assets from damage and d ...
.
The medieval village cross called the
Butter Cross
A buttercross, also known as butter cross or butter market, is a type of market cross associated with English market towns and dating from medieval times. Its name originates from the fact that they were located at the market place, where peop ...
is
Grade I listed
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, as is the parish church. The church of St Mary dates back to the early 13th century, with additions such as the tower and spire which are 14th century. The church includes a monument by Sir
Richard Westmacott
Sir Richard Westmacott (15 July 17751 September 1856) was a British sculptor.
Life and career
Westmacott studied with his father, also named Richard Westmacott (the elder), Richard Westmacott, at his studio in Mount Street, off Grosvenor ...
to Mary Henson who died in 1805. The bell tower contains four bells but these are not able to be rung currently.
Bainton House used to be the home of the Birkbeck family and is a Grade II listed manor house dating back to the 16th century.
Transport
Bainton lies on the B1443.
To the north of Bainton, the
Bainton Gate railway station briefly served the village between 1846 and its closure in 1856. The nearest railway station is at Stamford to the east.
References
External links
Bainton and Ashton Parish Council web siteBainton Reading RoomBainton Conservation Area Map
Villages in Cambridgeshire
Geography of Peterborough
Civil parishes in Cambridgeshire
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