Wintringham is a new community forming part of

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, in the civil parish of

, in the

Huntingdonshire Huntingdonshire (; abbreviated Hunts) is a local government district in Cambridgeshire, England, which was historically a county in its own right. It borders Peterborough to the north, Fenland to the north-east, East Cambridgeshire to the e ...

administrative district, of the

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, England. Wintringham is a phase 2 of Love's Farm, on the north of the community. Wintringham is currently under development. When complete, it is expected to have 2,800 houses.

History

The site of Wintringham previously contained an

Iron Age The Iron Age () is the final epoch of the three historical Metal Ages, after the Chalcolithic and Bronze Age. It has also been considered as the final age of the three-age division starting with prehistory (before recorded history) and progre ...

settlement and a Roman burial ground, which were discovered in 2023.

Education

Education is provided by Wintringham Primary Academy, which opened in 2018 on the grounds of the Roundhouse Primary Academy. In November 2020, Wintringham Primary Academy and the Roundhouse Primary Academy switched education complexes, which ment Wintringham Primary went into its new home in Wintringham in that same month, while Roundhouse went into its new home in Love's Farm, and renamed themselves to The Roundhouse Community Primary School.

Governance

Wintringham is in the civil parish of

, with district-level services and administration provided by

Huntingdonshire District Council Huntingdonshire District Council is the local authority for the district of Huntingdonshire in Cambridgeshire, England. The council is based in the town of Huntingdon. The district also includes the towns of Godmanchester, Ramsey, St Ives and ...

, and county-level services and administration provided by

Cambridgeshire County Council Cambridgeshire County Council is the county council for non-metropolitan county of Cambridgeshire, England. The non-metropolitan county is smaller than the Ceremonial counties of England, ceremonial county, which additionally includes the City o ...

. It was represented in parliament as part of the

Huntingdon Huntingdon is a market town in the Huntingdonshire district of Cambridgeshire, England. The town was given its town charter by John, King of England, King John in 1205. It was the county town of the historic county of Huntingdonshire. Oliver C ...

constituency until 2024, and is in the

St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2024 by Ian Sollom of the Liberal Democrats. Following the completion of the 2023 review of Westminster constituencies, it was first ...

constituency since 2024.

References

External links

Official Wintringham website
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