Great Gidding
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Great Gidding is a village and civil parish in the Huntingdonshire district of Cambridgeshire, England.[1]
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Great Gidding | |
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Location within Cambridgeshire | |
Population | 363 (2011) |
OS grid reference | TL117830 |
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Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | HUNTINGDON |
Postcode district | PE28 |
Dialling code | 01832 |
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Great Gidding lies approximately 10 miles (16 km) north-west of Huntingdon. The village has a playing field, corner shop, village hall and several local businesses. There is one pub in the village, The Fox and Hounds. Surrounding towns and cities are Huntingdon, Oundle and Peterborough.
In 1870 Great Gidding was described as follows:
- "GIDDING (Great), a parish in the district of Oundle and county of Huntingdon; on Alconbury brook, adjacent to Northamptonshire, 6 miles SW by S of Stilton, and 6½ SW of Holme r. station. Post town, Hamerton, under St."[2]
At the 2011 Census, the parish had a population of 363.[3]