Paston is a residential area and electoral ward of the city of

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, in the

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of Peterborough, in the

district, in the ceremonial county of

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, England.

Description

The area was mainly built and developed in the 1970s and 1980s. Before the

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acquired Paston Ridings in 1974, by use of Section 22 of the

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, everyone had right of access to the common land comprising approximately 20 acres (8 ha). Demographically Paston has become increasingly diverse, including a large

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community. At the 2001 census it had a population of 8,650. As Peterborough expands, the council has introduced a new statutory development plan. Its aim is to accommodate an additional 22,000 homes, 18,000 jobs and over 40,000 people living in the city by 2020. A further 1,200 homes are to be built at Paston as part of this plan. Paston Ridings County

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has been in existence since 1994 and is an amalgamation of the former

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and

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s. The school has the capacity for 420 pupils with 14 classrooms, two halls, a computer suite and a separate library area. It has its own swimming pool and substantial grounds. Caverstede Early Years Centre is also located here. Following the closure of nearby Walton

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in July 2007, secondary pupils from Paston attend

Queen Katharine Academy The Queen Katharine Academy (formerly The Voyager Academy and The Voyager School) is a secondary school with academy status in Peterborough in the United Kingdom. The school was formed in 2007 by the amalgamation of Walton Community School and ...

which opened in September 2007.

Parish church of All Saints

The parish church of All Saints is a Grade I

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, with fragments dating from the 11th century. The north chapel dates from 1220 and the tower was built in the early 14th century.

Notable people

Fiona Onasanya Fiona Oluyinka Onasanya (; born 23 August 1983) is a former British Labour Party Member of Parliament (MP) who was removed from that role as a result of a criminal conviction. She was elected in the 2017 United Kingdom general election for the ...

- Labour politician and the first female Member of Parliament in the United Kingdom to be jailed.

References

External links

All Saints' ChurchPaston Ridings School
{{Peterborough Suburbs of Peterborough