Coordinates: 52°26′N 0°17′W / 52.44°N 0.28°W
| Sawtry | |
  Sawtry
Sawtry shown within Cambridgeshire |
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| OS grid reference | |
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| District | Huntingdonshire |
| Shire county | Cambridgeshire |
| Region | East |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| EU Parliament | East of England |
| Website | http://www.sawtry.net |
| List of places: UK • England • Cambridgeshire | |
Sawtry is a village in the district of Huntingdonshire in the county of Cambridgeshire, England. The village is home to over 5,000 people .
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Location
Sawtry is just west of the Fens, halfway between the city of Peterborough and the town of Huntingdon. Other nearby villages include Folksworth, Alconbury, Holme, Yaxley, and Stilton. Being situated in close proximity to the A1(M), it is a sought-after location for commuters. It is approximately six miles north of the A14, and a fifty-minute car drive from both Stansted Airport and Luton Airport.
Facilities and Amenities
Sawtry has two public houses: The Bell (recently re-opened 18th December 2009) and The Greystones . It also has an Ex-Services and Working Men's Club. It has an Infant school and a Junior school; and a Community college which educates many young people from nearby villages as well as Sawtry itself.
The village also has a recently upgraded Leisure centre, containing a public swimming pool, gym and football pitches, as well as an artificial Astroturf pitch. There is also a row of shops in the centre of the Village: a Newsagent, a vet, a Fish and Chip shop, a Bookmaker, a Hairdresser and a Hardware store (now closed). There is also a Co-op and Post Office. There are 3 Hairdressers in Sawtry, none of which are reasonably priced.
History
During the dark ages, Sawtry was divided into three parishes' - [Sawtry [All Saints], [Sawtry St. Andrew]] and [Sawtry Judith| Sawtry originally got its name from the fact that it was a trading centre for salt, an essential commodity in the Middle Ages. The Cistercian Abbey of St Mary was founded in 1147 by Simon de Senlis grandson of Judith De Lens, niece of William the Conqueror who owned land in many parts of Britain but built her Manor in Sawtry and whom the Parish of Sawtry Judith is named after. The Abbey took 91 years to complete and ministered to the local area both spiritually and physically. This was demolished in 1540 during the Dissolution of the Monasteries as part of the English Reformation, although traces of the Abbey still remain.[1]
Sawtry is twinned with the Gemeinde Weimar region in Germany.
External links
- The Sawtry school website
- The Sawtry Working Men's Club website
- The Sawtry Motor Cycle Club website
- The Greystones Free House
- The Bell
- The Sawtry school website
- The Sawtry Leisure Centre Website
- Vocal Academy - men's barbershop chorus based in Sawtry
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