Peakirk
| Peakirk | |
| Northamptonshire | |
|---|---|
.jpg) The village cross | |
| Location | |
| Location: | 52°37’59"N, 0°16’1"W |
| Data | |
| Post town: | Peterborough |
| Postcode: | PE6 |
| Dialling code: | 01733 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | Peterborough |
Peakirk is a parish in the Soke of Peterborough, Northamptonshire. In 2001, the parish had a population of 321 persons and 139 households.[1]
Saint Pega (died c. 719) the sister of Saint Guthlac of Crowland, had a hermitage here.[2] The parish church is dedicated to St Pega and the name of the village is derived from "Pega's church".[3]
The Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust, founded by Sir Peter Scott in 1946 to preserve and maintain Britain's many species of waterfowl, had a reserve here until 2001.[4]
Glinton cum Peakirk Church of England (Voluntary Aided) Primary School is situated in neighbouring Glinton; secondary pupils attend Arthur Mellows Village College also in Glinton.
Peakirk has an unusual war memorial: An oak-panelled frame with 48 photographs and details of the service of all who served from the village during the Great War, and not just those who died.[5]
References
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("Wikimedia Commons" has material about Peakirk) |
- ↑ "Peakirk CP (Parish)". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. http://neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadTableView.do?a=7&b=791680&c=Peakirk&d=16&e=15&g=404304&i=1001x1003x1004&m=0&r=1&s=1201458333156&enc=1&dsFamilyId=779. Retrieved 2008-01-27.
- ↑ The Hermitage at Peakirk Hidden Heritage (retrieved 19 December 2009)
- ↑ Church of St Pega Hidden Heritage (retrieved 19 December 2009)
- ↑ http://www.peterboroughtoday.co.uk/news/environment/sale_mystery_as_buyer_seals_peakirk_deal_1_136982
- ↑ [1] Peakirk Village website
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