Ailsworth

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Ailsworth

Ailsworth

Location within Cambridgeshire

Population| 559 (2011 census)[1]
OS grid reference| TL124985
• London| 73 miles (117 km)
Civil parish|

* Ailsworth

Unitary authority|

* Peterborough

Ceremonial county|

* Cambridgeshire

Region|

* East

Country| England
Sovereign state| United Kingdom
Post town| Peterborough
Postcode district| PE5
Dialling code| 01733
Police| Cambridgeshire
Fire| Cambridgeshire
Ambulance| East of England
UK Parliament|

* North West Cambridgeshire

Website| http://www.ailsworthparishcouncil.org.uk

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England
Cambridgeshire

52°34′34″N 0°21′11″W﻿ / ﻿52.576°N 0.353°W﻿ / 52.576; -0.353

Ailsworth or Ailesworth is a village and civil parish in the City of Peterborough unitary authority, about 4.5 miles (7.2 km) west of the city centre. The parish is part of the former Soke of Peterborough, which was considered geographically part of Northamptonshire until in 1974, following the Local Government Act 1972, it became part of Cambridgeshire.

In the 2001 census the population stood at 413 (188 households)[2] and this has increased to 559 (248 households) in the 2011 census[1]

## History

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The village's toponym comes from the Old English Ægeleswurth. The Domesday Book of 1086 records it as Eglesworde meaning "an enclosure of a man named Agel".[3]

The common lands of Ailsworth and the neighbouring parish of Castor were not enclosed until 1898.[4]

The old village sign (pictured) celebrating the Golden Jubilee of the local Women's Institute was erected in 1981 on the boundary with the neighbouring village of Castor.[3] A new sign was erected in 2021 and the old sign sold off.

The £9 million dual-carriageway Ailsworth and Castor Bypass, which is part of the A47 road, was opened in September 1991.[5]

## Churches

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Ailsworth lies in the ecclesiastical parish of Castor.

There is a Methodist Chapel.

## Amenities

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In Ailsworth there is a medical practice, village shop, coffee house, recreation ground and children's play area.[6]

The village does not have a public house with the nearest being The Prince of Wales Feathers and The Royal Oak in neighbouring Castor. The last pub that was open in the village was The Wheatsheaf which is now a private home situated at the end of Peterborough Road.[7]

## See also

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* Aylesworth (disambiguation)

## References

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1. ^ a b "Area: Ailsworth CP (Parish): Parish Headcounts". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 10 December 2015.
2. ^ "Area: Ailsworth CP (Parish): Parish Headcounts". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 13 December 2010.
3. ^ a b Humphries, Carol; Pickett, Joan. Five Parishes: Their People and Places (PDF). CAMUS Project. Retrieved 10 December 2015.
4. ^ Taylor, Christopher (1982) [1975]. Fields in the English Landscape. Archaeology in the Field Series. London: J.M. Dent & Sons Ltd. p. 153\. ISBN 0-460-02232-6.
5. ^ "Proceedings of the House of Commons, Written Answers 26 July 1996". UK Parliament. Hansard. Retrieved 10 December 2015.
6. ^ "Ailsworth Parish Council Web Site". Retrieved 10 December 2015.
7. ^ Humphries, Carol; Pickett, Joan. Five Parishes: Their People and Places (PDF). CAMUS project. Retrieved 10 December 2015.

## External links

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* Media related to Ailsworth at Wikimedia Commons
* Ailsworth in the Domesday Book

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The City of Peterborough

Villages|

* Ailsworth
* Bainton
* Barnack
* Borough Fen
* Castor
* Deeping Gate
* Etton
* Eye
* Eye Green
* Glinton
* Helpston
* Marholm
* Maxey
* Newborough
* Northborough
* Peakirk
* Southorpe
* St Martin's Without
* Sutton
* Thorney
* Thornhaugh
* Ufford
* Upton
* Wansford
* Wittering
* Wothorpe

Suburbs|

* Boroughby
* Bretton
* Dogsthorpe
* Eastfield
* Eastgate
* Fengate
* Fletton
* Gunthorpe
* The Hamptons
* Longthorpe
* Millfield
* Netherton
* Newark
* New England
* The Ortons
* Parnwell
* Paston
* Ravensthorpe
* Stanground
* Walton
* Werrington
* West Town
* Westwood
* Woodston

Attractions|

* Peterborough Cathedral
* Peterborough Museum
* Burghley House
* Milton Hall
* Longthorpe Tower
* Thorpe Hall
* Flag Fen
* Nene Valley Railway
* Central Park
* Nene Park
* Barnack Hills & Holes
* Bedford Purlieus
* Castor Hanglands
* The Lido
* Embassy Theatre
* Thorney Abbey
* London Road Stadium
* John Clare Cottage

Establishments|

* Peterborough City Council
* Peterborough Power Station
* HMP Peterborough
* Peterborough City Hospital
* Peterborough Regional College
* City College Peterborough
* University Centre Peterborough
* Anglican Diocese of Peterborough
* Queensgate shopping centre
* Schools in Peterborough

Transport|

* Road transport in Peterborough
* Queensgate bus station
* Peterborough railway station
* Nene Viaduct
* Peterborough/Conington Airport
* Peterborough/Sibson Airport

History|

* Car Dyke
* Durobrivae (Water Newton)
* Medeshamstede
* Peterborough Chronicle
* Peterborough ware
* Nene Valley Colour Coated Ware
* Peterborough Castle
* Soke of Peterborough
* Peterborough Rural District
* Peterborough East railway station
* Murder of Rikki Neave
* Murder of Ross Parker
* Peterborough ditch murders

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