__NOTOC__ Doddington is a village and

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lying just off the A141 in the

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, approximately half way () between Chatteris (to the south) and

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(to the north)

History

St Mary's Church, Doddington is a Grade II* listed building. Historically, Doddington was one of the largest parishes in England. Under the Doddington Rectory Division (Amendment) Act 1856 ( 19 & 20 Vict. c. ''1'' ) it was divided into seven rectories, Benwick, Doddington, Wimblington,

Old Town, March St Peter, March St John and March St Mary. Doddington Hall, a private house, replaced the old Rectory in 1872. A clocktower was built in 1897 to commemorate the

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, and is in the centre of the village.

Local government

The lowest level is Doddington Parish Council which has nine councillors, the village is in the two-seat 'Doddington and Wimblington' ward of Fenland District Council.

Community

Doddington has almost 1,000 dwellings. The population of the civil parish at the time of the 2011 census was 2,181. Local amenities include The Three Tuns and The George

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s, a

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, a few shops, a fish & chip fast food outlet, ladies and gents hairdressers, a GP's surgery and an NHS minor injuries unit (MIU). There are two churches, St Mary's

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and a

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, and also a

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. The Lionel Walden Primary School sits on Doddington High Street. In 2017 and 2023 OFSTED inspectors judged it to be a good school. The current headmaster is Steve Abey. Doddington has a

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, and two sports fields, one with a pavilion containing changing rooms, catering facilities and multi-purpose room. It has a

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unit,

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, a

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, the women's section of the

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, a short mat bowls club, outdoor bowls club, cricket club, football teams, and an under 5's group. The village holds the Doddington Village Sports and Carnival on the first Saturday in July which includes a children's sports event.

Notable people

Christopher Tye Christopher Tye (before 1573) was an English Renaissance music, Renaissance composer and organist. Probably born in Cambridgeshire, he trained at the University of Cambridge and became the master of the choir at Ely Cathedral. He is noted as the ...

, composer and organist, was rector here after taking holy orders in 1560. *

Jonnie Peacock Jonathan Peacock (born 28 May 1993) is an English sprint runner... An amputee, Peacock won gold at the 2012 Summer Paralympics and 2016 Summer Paralympics, representing Great Britain in the T44 men's 100 metres event. He won a bronze medal ...

, sprinter who won gold at the 2012 Summer Paralympics.

References

External links

Villages in Cambridgeshire Civil parishes in Cambridgeshire Fenland District {{Cambridgeshire-geo-stub