Stanground North

Stanground North is an unparished area in the Peterborough district, in the ceremonial county of Cambridgeshire, England. The 2001 census recorded a population of zero. The parish, which covered open fields on a flood plain of the River Nene.

Stanground North
Stanground North Location within Cambridgeshire
Population	0 (2001 census)
Unitary authority	Peterborough
Shire county	Cambridgeshire
Region	East
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
List of places UK England Cambridgeshire Coordinates: 52°33′43″N 0°12′47″W / 52.562°N 0.213°W / 52.562; -0.213

History

The parish was originally created on 1 October 1905, when Stanground parish was divided into two (Stanground South becoming part of Old Fletton urban district),^[1] having hitherto been the only parish to still cross a county border.^[2]

From then until 1974, it formed the only parish in Thorney Rural District apart from Thorney, being in Isle of Ely until 1965 and then Huntingdon and Peterborough. In 1974 it became part of the Peterborough district of Cambridgeshire.

It had a peak population of 43 in the census of 1921.^[3]

On 1 April 2004 the parish was abolished and became an unparished area.^[4]

References

1. "Peterborough Registration District". UKBMD. Retrieved 21 January 2023.
2. 'Modern' Administrative Areas, Vision of Britain
3. Stanground North - Population
4. "The Peterborough (Parishes) Order 2004" (PDF). Local Government Boundary Commission for England. Retrieved 21 January 2023.