Doddington, Cambridgeshire

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Doddington
Cambridgeshire
Doddington Chapel and clocktower (Cambridgeshire) - Geograph 2328868 b2a2e617.jpg
Chapel and clocktower, Doddington
Location
Grid reference: TL402911
Location: 52°29’42"N, 0°3’40"E
Data
Post town: March
Postcode: PE15
Dialling code: 01354
Local Government
Council: Fenland

Doddington is a village in Cambridgeshire, 4 miles from Chatteris and the same from March. Historically, Doddington was one of the largest parishes in England, until under the Doddington Rectory Division Act of 1856 it was divided into seven rectories, Benwick, Doddington, Wimblington, March Old Town, March St Peter, March St John and March St Mary.

In the centre of the village is a clocktower built in 1897 in commemoration of the Diamond Jubilee of Queen Victoria. The village is also notable for its large carnival held every 1st Saturday in July, followed by a sports event after.

The village also has two public houses, The George and The Three Tuns.

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