Hamerton is a village in Cambridgeshire, England.[1] Hamerton lies approximately 8 miles (13 km) north-west of Huntingdon. Hamerton is in the civil parish of Hamerton and Steeple Gidding. Hamerton is situated within Huntingdonshire which is a non-metropolitan district of Cambridgeshire as well as being a historic county of England. Hamerton Zoo is on the north side of the village. The village has a church dedicated to All Saints. At the 2011 census the population of the village was included in the civil parish of Winwick.
The civil parish of Hamerton and Steeple Gidding incorporates the nearby hamlet of Steeple Gidding, which has a 14th-century church St Andrew's that is now redundant and preserved by the Churches Conservation Trust.[2] Along with its nearby neighbour Great Gidding, Steeple Gidding forms part of a cluster of villages known as The Giddings.[3]
Hamerton was listed in the Domesday Book in the Hundred of Leightonstone in Huntingdonshire; the name of the settlement was written as Hambertune in the Domesday Book.[4] In 1086 there was just one manor at Hamerton; the annual rent paid to the lord of the manor in 1066 had been £12 and the rent was the same in 1086.[5] The Domesday Book does not explicitly detail the population of a place but it records that there were 26 households at Hamerton.[5] There is no consensus about the average size of a household at that time; estimates range from 3. 5 to 5. 0 people per household.[6]
Thatched cottage at Hamerton
Steeple Gidding was listed in the Domesday Book in the Hundred of Leightonstone in Huntingdonshire; the name of the settlement was written as Redinges in the Domesday Book.[7] In 1086 there was just one manor at Steeple Gidding; the annual rent paid to the lord of the manor in 1066 had been £5 and the rent was the same in 1086.[8] The Domesday Book does not explicitly detail the population of a place but it records that there was 18 households and eight ploughlands at Steeple Gidding in 1086.[8] In addition to the arable land, there was 20 acres (8 hectares) of meadows and 40 acres (16 hectares) of woodland at Steeple Gidding.[8]
Government
Hamerton is part of the civil parish of Hamerton and Steeple Gidding; it does not have a parish council but just holds an annual parish meeting.
Hamerton was in the historic and administrative county of Huntingdonshire until 1965. From 1965, the village was part of the new administrative county of Huntingdon and Peterborough. Then in 1974, following the Local Government Act 1972, Hamerton became a part of the county of Cambridgeshire.
The second tier of local government is Huntingdonshire District Council which is a non-metropolitan district of Cambridgeshire and has its headquarters in Huntingdon. Huntingdonshire District Council has 52 councillors representing 29 district wards.[9] Huntingdonshire District Council collects the council tax, and provides services such as building regulations, local planning, environmental health, leisure and tourism.[10] Hamerton is a part of the district ward of Sawtry and is represented on the district council by two councillors.[11][9] District councillors serve for four-year terms following elections to Huntingdonshire District Council.
For Hamerton the highest tier of local government is Cambridgeshire County Council which has administration buildings in Cambridge. The county council provides county-wide services such as major road infrastructure, fire and rescue, education, social services, libraries and heritage services.[12] Cambridgeshire County Council consists of 69 councillors representing 60 electoral divisions.[13] Hamerton is part of the electoral division of Sawtry and Ellington[11] and is represented on the county council by one councillor.[13]
At Westminster Hamerton is in the parliamentary constituency of North West Cambridgeshire,[11] and elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election. Hamerton is represented in the House of Commons by Shailesh Vara (Conservative). Shailesh Vara has represented the constituency since 2005. The previous member of parliament was Brian Mawhinney (Conservative) who represented the constituency between 1997 and 2005.
Demography
Population
In the period 1801 to 1901 the population of Hamerton was recorded every ten years by the UK census. During this time the population was in the range of 129 (the lowest was in 1801) and 187 (the highest was in 1871).[14]
From 1901, a census was taken every ten years with the exception of 1941 (due to the Second World War).
Parish
1911
1921
1931
1951
1961
1971
1981
1991
2001
2011
Hamerton
159
140
121
141
130
93
100
101
87
Steeple Gidding
81
62
59
57
56
43
39
27
33
Hamerton and Steeple Gidding
240
202
180
198
186
136
139
128
120
112
All population census figures from report Historic Census figures Cambridgeshire to 2011 by Cambridgeshire Insight.[14]
In 2011, the parish covered an area of 3,284 acres (1,329 hectares)[14] and the population density for Hamerton and Steeple Gidding in 2011 was 21.8 persons per square mile (8.4 per square kilometre).
^"Cambridgeshire County Council". www. cambridgeshire.gov.uk. Cambridgeshire County Council. Retrieved 23 February 2016.
^ ab. www. cambridgeshire.gov.uk. Cambridgeshire County Council. Archived from the original on 22 February 2016. Retrieved 15 February 2016.
^ abc. www. cambridgeshireinsight.org.uk. Cambridgeshire Insight. Archived from the original (xlsx – download) on 15 February 2016. Retrieved 12 February 2016.
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See also Hamerton surname Hamerton is a village in Cambridgeshire England 1 Hamerton lies approximately 8 miles 13 km north west of Huntingdon Hamerton is in the civil parish of Hamerton and Steeple Gidding Hamerton is situated within Huntingdonshire which is a non metropolitan district of Cambridgeshire as well as being a historic county of England Hamerton Zoo is on the north side of the village The village has a church dedicated to All Saints At the 2011 census the population of the village was included in the civil parish of Winwick HamertonAll Saints Church HamertonHamertonLocation within CambridgeshireOS grid referenceTL145794DistrictHuntingdonshireShire countyCambridgeshireRegionEastCountryEnglandSovereign stateUnited KingdomPost townHuntingdonPostcode districtPE28PoliceCambridgeshireFireCambridgeshireAmbulanceEast of EnglandUK ParliamentNorth West CambridgeshireList of places UK England Cambridgeshire 52 24 00 N 0 19 01 W 52 4 N 0 317 W 52 4 0 317 Coordinates 52 24 00 N 0 19 01 W 52 4 N 0 317 W 52 4 0 317The civil parish of Hamerton and Steeple Gidding incorporates the nearby hamlet of Steeple Gidding which has a 14th century church St Andrew s that is now redundant and preserved by the Churches Conservation Trust 2 Along with its nearby neighbour Great Gidding Steeple Gidding forms part of a cluster of villages known as The Giddings 3 Contents 1 History 2 Government 3 Demography 3 1 Population 4 References 5 External linksHistory EditHamerton was listed in the Domesday Book in the Hundred of Leightonstone in Huntingdonshire the name of the settlement was written as Hambertune in the Domesday Book 4 In 1086 there was just one manor at Hamerton the annual rent paid to the lord of the manor in 1066 had been 12 and the rent was the same in 1086 5 The Domesday Book does not explicitly detail the population of a place but it records that there were 26 households at Hamerton 5 There is no consensus about the average size of a household at that time estimates range from 3 5 to 5 0 people per household 6 Thatched cottage at Hamerton Steeple Gidding was listed in the Domesday Book in the Hundred of Leightonstone in Huntingdonshire the name of the settlement was written as Redinges in the Domesday Book 7 In 1086 there was just one manor at Steeple Gidding the annual rent paid to the lord of the manor in 1066 had been 5 and the rent was the same in 1086 8 The Domesday Book does not explicitly detail the population of a place but it records that there was 18 households and eight ploughlands at Steeple Gidding in 1086 8 In addition to the arable land there was 20 acres 8 hectares of meadows and 40 acres 16 hectares of woodland at Steeple Gidding 8 Government EditHamerton is part of the civil parish of Hamerton and Steeple Gidding it does not have a parish council but just holds an annual parish meeting Hamerton was in the historic and administrative county of Huntingdonshire until 1965 From 1965 the village was part of the new administrative county of Huntingdon and Peterborough Then in 1974 following the Local Government Act 1972 Hamerton became a part of the county of Cambridgeshire The second tier of local government is Huntingdonshire District Council which is a non metropolitan district of Cambridgeshire and has its headquarters in Huntingdon Huntingdonshire District Council has 52 councillors representing 29 district wards 9 Huntingdonshire District Council collects the council tax and provides services such as building regulations local planning environmental health leisure and tourism 10 Hamerton is a part of the district ward of Sawtry and is represented on the district council by two councillors 11 9 District councillors serve for four year terms following elections to Huntingdonshire District Council For Hamerton the highest tier of local government is Cambridgeshire County Council which has administration buildings in Cambridge The county council provides county wide services such as major road infrastructure fire and rescue education social services libraries and heritage services 12 Cambridgeshire County Council consists of 69 councillors representing 60 electoral divisions 13 Hamerton is part of the electoral division of Sawtry and Ellington 11 and is represented on the county council by one councillor 13 At Westminster Hamerton is in the parliamentary constituency of North West Cambridgeshire 11 and elects one Member of Parliament MP by the first past the post system of election Hamerton is represented in the House of Commons by Shailesh Vara Conservative Shailesh Vara has represented the constituency since 2005 The previous member of parliament was Brian Mawhinney Conservative who represented the constituency between 1997 and 2005 Demography EditPopulation Edit In the period 1801 to 1901 the population of Hamerton was recorded every ten years by the UK census During this time the population was in the range of 129 the lowest was in 1801 and 187 the highest was in 1871 14 From 1901 a census was taken every ten years with the exception of 1941 due to the Second World War Parish 1911 1921 1931 1951 1961 1971 1981 1991 2001 2011Hamerton 159 140 121 141 130 93 100 101 87Steeple Gidding 81 62 59 57 56 43 39 27 33Hamerton and Steeple Gidding 240 202 180 198 186 136 139 128 120 112All population census figures from report Historic Census figures Cambridgeshire to 2011 by Cambridgeshire Insight 14 In 2011 the parish covered an area of 3 284 acres 1 329 hectares 14 and the population density for Hamerton and Steeple Gidding in 2011 was 21 8 persons per square mile 8 4 per square kilometre References Edit Ordnance Survey Landranger map sheet 142Peterborough Market Deeping amp Chatteris Map Ordnance Survey 2012 ISBN 9780319229248 St Andrew s Church Steeple Gidding Cambridgeshire Churches Conservation Trust retrieved 25 March 2011 The Giddings www thegiddings org uk Retrieved 7 February 2016 Ann Williams G H Martin eds 1992 Domesday Book A Complete Translation London Penguin Books p 1353 ISBN 0 141 00523 8 a b J J N Palmer Open Domesday Place Hamerton www opendomesday org Anna Powell Smith Retrieved 25 February 2016 Goose Nigel Hinde Andrew Estimating Local Population Sizes PDF Retrieved 23 February 2016 Ann Williams G H Martin eds 1992 Domesday Book A Complete Translation London Penguin Books p 1404 ISBN 0 141 00523 8 a b c J J N Palmer Open Domesday Place Steeple Gidding www opendomesday org Anna Powell Smith Retrieved 25 February 2016 a b Huntingdonshire District Council Councillors www huntingdonshire gov uk Huntingdonshire District Council Retrieved 23 February 2016 Huntingdonshire District Council www huntingdonshire gov uk Huntingdonshire District Council Retrieved 23 February 2016 a b c Ordnance Survey Election Maps www ordnancesurvey co uk Ordnance Survey Retrieved 23 February 2016 Cambridgeshire County Council www cambridgeshire gov uk Cambridgeshire County Council Retrieved 23 February 2016 a b Cambridgeshire County Council Councillors www cambridgeshire gov uk Cambridgeshire County Council Archived from the original on 22 February 2016 Retrieved 15 February 2016 a b c Historic Census figures Cambridgeshire to 2011 www cambridgeshireinsight org uk Cambridgeshire Insight Archived from the original xlsx download on 15 February 2016 Retrieved 12 February 2016 External links Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to Hamerton Hamertonzoopark com Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Hamerton amp oldid 1106408989, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
