CHESTERTON PARISH

Introduction

Chesterton is a small village and civil parish of exactly 56 households in Cambridgeshire, England. The village lies approximately 5 miles (8 km) west-southwest of central Peterborough, near the city's Alwalton district. Chesterton is situated within Huntingdonshire which is a non-metropolitan district of Cambridgeshire as well as being a historic county of England. In the 17th Century, Chesterton was the home of John Dryden's family, who lived in Chesterton manor.In the 1870s, Chesterton was described as "a parish in the district of Peterborough and county of Huntingdon; on the verge of the county, and on Ermine-street and the river Nen, 2½ miles SE of Castor r. station, and 5½ SW of Peterborough. Post town, Castor, under Peterborough. Acres, 1, 330. Real property, £2, 447. Pop., 129. Houses, 22."

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Parish Information

Parish statistics

Area	544 hectares
Population	300 ⁽²⁰²¹⁾
Density	55 people/km²
Mean age	44.8
Ward	Stilton, Folksworth & Washingley
District	Huntingdonshire
Postcodes	PE7
ONS ID	E04001686