St Martin's Without is a

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in the

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unitary authority, in the ceremonial county of

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, England. It was originally created in 1889 under the

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from the part of the Stamford Baron St. Martin parish which was outside the municipal boundary of Stamford. It became part of the

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of the

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, geographically part of

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from 1894, and under the Local Government Act 1972 has formed part of the Peterborough district of Cambridgeshire since 1974. The parish contains parts of Burghley Park.

References

*Youngs, Guide to the Local Administrative Units of England, Volume 2 * Historical description of the St Martin's parish, with mention the visits of Queens Elisabeth & Victoria to Burghley House Civil parishes in Cambridgeshire Geography of Peterborough {{Cambridgeshire-geo-stub