Fenstanton
Sign in to saveFenstanton is a village and civil parish in Cambridgeshire, England, south of St Ives in Huntingdonshire, a non-metropolitan district of Cambridgeshire and historic county. Fenstanton lies on the south side of the River Ouse.
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Place details
- Locality
- Huntingdonshire
- Region
- England
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Population
- 2,639
- Timezone
- Europe/London
via OpenStreetMap · GeoNames
Key facts
- UK place.official_name
- Fenstanton
- UK place.country
- England
- UK place.region
- East of England
- UK place.os_grid_reference
- TL318686
- 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.constituency_westminster
- Huntingdon
- UK place.population
- 2868
- UK place.population_ref
- 3,242. (2011)
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- civil parish
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Located in
- Huntingdonshire
- Population
- +2600
- Official website
- www.fenstanton-village.co.uk
- Image
- Fenstanton Clock Tower & Lockup - geograph.org.uk - 80781.jpg
via Wikidata · CC0
Article
11 sectionsContents
- History
- Geography
- Government
- Demography
- Population
- Culture and community
- Notable people
- Religious sites
- References
- Further reading
- External links
Fenstanton is a village and civil parish in Cambridgeshire, England, south of St Ives in Huntingdonshire, a non-metropolitan district of Cambridgeshire and historic county. Fenstanton lies on the south side of the River Ouse.
Known as Stantun in the 11th century, Staunton and Stanton Gisbrit de Gant in the 13th century, the name Fenstanton (and Fennystanton) appeared from the 14th century. The name "Fenstanton" means "fenland stone enclosure".