Deeping Gate is a village and
civil parish
In England, a civil parish is a type of administrative parish used for local government. It is a territorial designation which is the lowest tier of local government. Civil parishes can trace their origin to the ancient system of parishes, w ...
, lying on the
River Welland in
Cambridgeshire
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. Traditionally, the area was part of the
Soke of Peterborough
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, geographically considered a part of
Northamptonshire
Northamptonshire ( ; abbreviated Northants.) is a Ceremonial counties of England, ceremonial county in the East Midlands of England. It is bordered by Leicestershire, Rutland and Lincolnshire to the north, Cambridgeshire to the east, Bedfordshi ...
; it now falls within the
City of Peterborough
The City of Peterborough, is a district with City status in the United Kingdom, city status in the ceremonial county of Cambridgeshire, England. The district is named after its largest settlement, Peterborough, but also covers a wider area of o ...
unitary authority area of
Cambridgeshire
Cambridgeshire (abbreviated Cambs.) is a Ceremonial counties of England, ceremonial county in the East of England and East Anglia. It is bordered by Lincolnshire to the north, Norfolk to the north-east, Suffolk to the east, Essex and Hertfor ...
. With a very small population, void of any major services, including a post office or even a chapel, the community depends on nearby
Market Deeping
Market Deeping is a market town and civil parish in the South Kesteven district of Lincolnshire, England, on the north bank of the River Welland and the A15 road. The population of the town at the 2011 census was 6,008.
History
The town's ma ...
, north of the river in
Lincolnshire
Lincolnshire (), abbreviated ''Lincs'', is a Ceremonial counties of England, ceremonial county in the East Midlands and Yorkshire and the Humber regions of England. It is bordered by the East Riding of Yorkshire across the Humber estuary to th ...
, for economic and market services. The parish had a population of 258 males and 257 females according to the 2011 Census. Renaissance composer
Robert Fayrfax (Fairfax) was a native of the village
Fairfax House the most prominent and grand property in the village, was home to the Fairfax Family.
In the 1870s Wilson described Deeping Gate as:
a hamlet in Maxey parish, Northampton; at the boundary with Lincoln, 1 mile SE of Market-Deeping. Real property, £1, 867. Pop., 224. Houses, 47
St. Peter's,
Maxey, the most northerly ecclesiastical parish in the
Diocese of Peterborough, includes Deeping Gate. For local government purposes it forms part of
Northborough ward, within
North West Cambridgeshire parliamentary constituency. Deeping Gate falls within the drainage area of the Welland and Deepings
Internal Drainage Board
An internal drainage board (IDB) is a type of operating authority which is established in areas of special drainage need in England and Wales with permissive powers to undertake work to secure clean water drainage and water level management wit ...
.
Welland and Deepings IDB
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This time series shows the total population of the parish of Deeping Gate over the course of 130 years:
See also
* The Deepings
References
External links
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Geography of Peterborough
Villages in Cambridgeshire
The Deepings
Civil parishes in Cambridgeshire