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Peakirk
Sign in to savethumb|Stained glass window depicting St Pega in the church Peakirk is a village and civil parish in the Peterborough district, in the ceremonial county of Cambridgeshire, England. For local government purposes it forms part of Glinton and Castor ward; for parliamentary purposes it falls within Peterborough constituency. In 2001, the parish had a population of 321 persons and 139 households.
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Place details
- Locality
- Newborough
- Region
- England
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Population
- 0
- Timezone
- Europe/London
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Key facts
- UK place.static_image_name
- St Pega, Peakirk (geograph 2466848).jpg
- UK place.static_image_caption
- St Pega's Church
- UK place.official_name
- Peakirk
- UK place.country
- England
- UK place.region
- East of England
- UK place.post_town
- Peterborough
- UK place.postcode_area
- PE
- UK place.postcode_district
- PE6
- UK place.dial_code
- 01733
- UK place.lieutenancy_england
- Cambridgeshire
- UK place.unitary_england
- Peterborough
- UK place.hide_services
- Yes
- UK place.population
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- civil parish
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Located in
- City of Peterborough
- Population
- +446
- Image
- St Pega, Peakirk (geograph 2466848).jpg
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thumb|Stained glass window depicting St Pega in the church Peakirk is a village and civil parish in the Peterborough district, in the ceremonial county of Cambridgeshire, England. For local government purposes it forms part of Glinton and Castor ward; for parliamentary purposes it falls within Peterborough constituency. In 2001, the parish had a population of 321 persons and 139 households.
Pega (died c. 719), the sister of St Guthlac of Crowland, had her cell sited here. The privately owned, Grade-II-listed St Pega's Hermitage is possibly on the site. The parish church is uniquely dedicated to St Pega and the name of the village is derived from "Pega's church". The church is a Grade I listed building and has a fine series of wall paintings. It is said that Pega's heart was kept as a relic in the church, contained in a heart stone, the broken remains of which, smashed by Cromwell's troops, can be seen in the south aisle window.