Welcome to Abbots Ripton
CLICK FOR 2021 CENSUS DATAIntroduction
Abbots Ripton is a village and civil parish in Cambridgeshire, England. Abbots Ripton is situated within Huntingdonshire which is a non-metropolitan district of Cambridgeshire as well as being an historic county of England. Abbots Ripton lies approximately 4 miles (6 km) north of Huntingdon on the B1090. The parish occupied some 4,191 acres (1,696 ha) of land in 1801, which had reduced to 4,080 acres (1,651 ha) by 2011. The parish of Abbots Ripton is home to 305 residents (2011 census). The village is also notable as the location of the Abbots Ripton railway disaster in 1876 in which a Flying Scotsman train was wrecked during a blizzard. The disaster led to important safety improvements in railway signalling. The civil parish includes the nearby hamlet of Wennington, which lies one mile north of Abbots Ripton. Wennington has a population of about 60 people.
Parish Information
Parish statistics
Area |
1,650 hectares |
|---|---|
Population |
312 (2021) |
Density |
19 people/km2 |
Mean age |
42.2 |
Ward |
Sawtry |
District |
Huntingdonshire |
Postcodes |
PE28 |
ONS ID |
E04012019 |
Council
Contact details for Abbots Ripton Parish Council, including current councillors, precept data and election results.
Education
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Business
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Planning
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Property
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Heritage
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