Deeping Gate is a village and
civil parish
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, lying on the
River Welland
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in
Cambridgeshire
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. Traditionally, the area was part of the
Soke of Peterborough
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, geographically considered a part of
Northamptonshire
Northamptonshire (; abbreviated Northants.) is a county in the East Midlands of England. In 2015, it had a population of 723,000. The county is administered by
two unitary authorities: North Northamptonshire and West Northamptonshire. It is ...
; it now falls within the
City of Peterborough unitary authority area of
Cambridgeshire
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. With a very small population, void of any major services, including a post office or even a chapel, the community depends on nearby
Market Deeping
Market Deeping is a market town and civil parish in the South Kesteven district of Lincolnshire, England, on the north bank of the River Welland and the A15 road. The population of the town at the 2011 census was 6,008.
History
The town's mar ...
, north of the river in
Lincolnshire
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, for economic and market services. The parish had a population of 258 males and 257 females according to the 2011 Census. Renaissance composer
Robert Fayrfax
Robert Fayrfax (23 April 1464 – 24 October 1521) was an English Renaissance composer, considered the most prominent and influential of the reigns of Kings Henry VII and Henry VIII of England.
Biography
He was born in Deeping Gate, Linco ...
(Fairfax) was a native of the village
Fairfax House the most prominent and grand property in the village, was home to the Fairfax Family.
In the 1870s Wilson described Deeping Gate as:
a hamlet in Maxey parish, Northampton; at the boundary with Lincoln, 1 mile SE of Market-Deeping. Real property, £1, 867. Pop., 224. Houses, 47
St. Peter's,
Maxey, the most northerly ecclesiastical parish in the
Diocese of Peterborough, includes Deeping Gate. For local government purposes it forms part of
Northborough ward, within
North West Cambridgeshire parliamentary constituency. Deeping Gate falls within the drainage area of the Welland and Deepings
Internal Drainage Board
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.
Welland and Deepings IDB
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This time series shows the total population of the parish of Deeping Gate over the course of 130 years:
See also
*The Deepings
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References
External links
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Geography of Peterborough
Villages in Cambridgeshire
The Deepings
Civil parishes in Cambridgeshire