Buckworth

Also known as Buckworth, Cambridgeshire

Buckworth is a village and civil parish in Cambridgeshire, England. Buckworth lies approximately northwest of Huntingdon and covers an area of 2,023 acres. It is also a part of the hundred called Leightonstone. Buckworth is situated within Huntingdonshire which is a non-metropolitan district of Cambridgeshire as well as being a historic county of England.

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Place details

Locality: Huntingdonshire
Region: England
Country: United Kingdom
Population: 0

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Key facts

UK place.official_name: Buckworth
UK place.country: England
UK place.region: East of England
UK place.os_grid_reference: TL150771
UK place.post_town: Huntingdon
UK place.postcode_area: PE
UK place.postcode_district: PE28
UK place.dial_code: 01480
UK place.shire_county: Cambridgeshire
UK place.shire_district: Huntingdonshire
UK place.population: 181
UK place.population_ref: (including Barham and Woolley. 2011)
UK place.static_image_name: Buckworth All Saints - geograph.org.uk - 370715.jpg
UK place.static_image_caption: Buckworth All Saints
UK place.constituency_westminster: North West Cambridgeshire

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Encyclopedic overview

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Contents

History
Middle Ages
The 19th Century
First and second World Wars
Present Day
Government
Places of interest
References
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The village is located on the slope of a hill, in the middle of farmlands and facing northeast. The road crossing Buckworth (Church Road) joins Alconbury and Barham and is the main street of the village.

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