{{short description|Residential area of Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom}} {{Use dmy dates|date=January 2020}} {{Use British English|date=December 2012}} {{for|the ''South Park'' episode in which the phrase "STANground" was prominent|A Scause for Applause}} {{Infobox UK place | official_name= Stanground | civil_parish = | country= England | region= East of England |coordinates = {{coord|52|33|11|N|0|13|05|W|region:GB_dim:2000|display=title}} | os_grid_reference= TL207966 | post_town= PETERBOROUGH | postcode_area= PE | postcode_district= PE2 | dial_code= 01733 | constituency_westminster = | unitary_england= Peterborough | shire_county= Cambridgeshire | hide_services= Yes | population = | population_ref = | area_total_km2= |static_image=Stanground churchyard cross, Peterborough - geograph.org.uk - 147480.jpg |static_image_caption=12th century Lampass Cross in the churchyard of St John the Baptist & St Michael & All Angels, Stanground |website= }} '''Stanground''' is a residential area of Peterborough, in the ceremonial county of Cambridgeshire, England. For electoral purposes, it comprises the Stanground South and Fletton & Stanground wards in the North West Cambridgeshire constituency.
==Overview== Situated south of the River Nene, on relatively high ground overlooking The Fens, the area was historically part of the Isle of Ely in Cambridgeshire and of Huntingdonshire, rather than the Soke of Peterborough in Northamptonshire.<ref>[http://hipweb.cambridgeshire.gov.uk/cgi-bin/cambscoll/history.pl?term=Stanground&category=village&exact=exact Information about Stanground circa 1900] [http://www.historicaldirectories.org/hd/lookup.asp?id=00005Q5U.txt&ZyActionD=ZyDocument&Client=Test+Web+Site&Index=Historical%20Directories&UseQField=County&QField=County^Northamptonshire&Query=&File=E%3A%5CZYIMAGE%5CDATA%5CHISTDIR%5CTXT%5C00000000%5C00005Q5U.txt&User=anonymous&Password=anonymous&SortMethod=f%3Ah&MaximumDocuments=10&FuzzyDegree=0&ImageQuality=r80g5/r80g5/x150y150g5/i500&Display=hpfr&DefSeekPage=f&Back=ZyActionS&BackDesc=Results%20page&MaximumPages=1&ZyEntry=1&SeekPage=f ''Kelly's Directory of Hunts. and Northamptonshire''] (p.60) Kelly & Co., London, 1903</ref> By 1901 Stanground was the only civil parish in England contained partly in two administrative counties.<ref>[http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/text/chap_page.jsp?t_id=Cen_Guide&c_id=19&show=AL Areas for which populations have been given in the census reports] 6.2 Modern Administrative Areas ''A vision of Britain through time'' Great Britain Historical GIS Project, University of Portsmouth, Department of Geography (retrieved 23 January 2008)</ref> In 1901 the parish had a population of 1461.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10260875/cube/TOT_POP|title=Population statistics Stanground AP/CP through time|publisher=A Vision of Britain through Time|accessdate=20 January 2023}}</ref> On 1 April 1905 the part in the county of Huntingdon was designated a separate parish, Stanground South, within Old Fletton Urban District and the anomaly removed; the remainder, in Thorney Rural District, becoming Stanground North.<ref>Local Government Board Order No. 56410, made under the Local Government Act 1894 (56 & 57 Vict. c.73) s.36</ref> In 1965 Huntingdonshire and the Soke amalgamated as Huntingdon and Peterborough and the Isle of Ely and historic Cambridgeshire (excluding Thorney Rural District which transferred to Huntingdon and Peterborough) amalgamated as Cambridgeshire and the Isle of Ely.<ref>The Huntingdon and Peterborough Order 1964 (SI 1964/367), see Local Government Commission for England (1958 - 1967), ''Report and Proposals for the East Midlands General Review Area'' (Report No.3), 31 July 1961 and ''Report and Proposals for the Lincolnshire and East Anglia General Review Area'' (Report No.9), 7 May 1965</ref> In 1974 Thorney Rural District and Old Fletton Urban District became part of the current district in the new non-metropolitan county.<ref>The English Non-metropolitan Districts (Definition) Order 1972 (SI 1972/2039) Part 5: County of Cambridgeshire</ref> As part of a rural district prior to the passing of the Act, Stanground North remained parished.<ref>Local Government Act 1972 (1972 cap.70) s1(6)</ref> This redundant parish which contained no dwellings or residents was finally abolished on 1 April 2004.<ref>The Peterborough (Parishes) Order 2004 (SI 2004/995), see [http://www.communities.gov.uk/documents/localgovernment/pdf/151840 Bulletin of Changes to Local Authority Areas and Names in England].{{webarchive|url=http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20080206234626/http%3A//www.communities.gov.uk/documents/localgovernment/pdf/151840 |date=6 February 2008 }} Orders made between 1 April 2003 and 31 March 2004, Office of the Deputy Prime Minister, October 2004.</ref><ref>Beasley, Gillian [http://www.peterborough.gov.uk/pdf/electoral-parish-review-parish.pdf A Review of the Parishing Arrangements of the Peterborough City Council Area] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070926231647/http://www.peterborough.gov.uk/pdf/electoral-parish-review-parish.pdf |date=26 September 2007 }} Draft Recommendations for Change, Peterborough City Council, 16 April 2003</ref>
The ecclesiastical parish of Saint John the Baptist in the Diocese of Ely covers the whole area. However, it has now been placed under the pastoral care of the Bishop of Peterborough, acting as Assistant Bishop in the Diocese of Ely.<ref>[http://www.peterboroughtoday.co.uk/ViewArticle.aspx?SectionID=845&ArticleID=832244 RELIGION: Bishops bridge boundaries aboard boat] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070826202101/http://www.peterboroughtoday.co.uk/ViewArticle.aspx?sectionid=845 |date=26 August 2007 }} Peterborough Evening Telegraph, 2 August 2004</ref><ref>[http://www.ely.anglican.org/news_events/media/press/details.html?id=26 Bridging the divide in a city] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070307175451/http://www.ely.anglican.org/news_events/media/press/details.html?id=26 |date=7 March 2007 }} Diocese of Ely, Ref. 0471, 29 July 2004</ref> Lampass Cross, a 12th-century scheduled monument, stands in the churchyard.<ref>[http://www.peterboroughhiddenheritage.org/space4/heritage/Stanground-Church.html Lampass Cross] Hidden Heritage (retrieved 19 December 2009)</ref> The parish, along with its church, appears as ''Stoneground'' in the ghost stories of E. G. Swain, who was vicar there from 1905–1916. Situated adjacent to the fire station, Stanground cemetery, which opened in 1890, has limited grave availability for those residents who have family already buried there.<ref>[http://www.peterborough.gov.uk/community_information/deaths,_burials_and_cremations/cemeteries.aspx Peterborough cemeteries] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121108030633/http://www.peterborough.gov.uk/community_information/deaths,_burials_and_cremations/cemeteries.aspx |date=8 November 2012 }} Peterborough City Council (retrieved 11 December 2012)</ref>
Stanground St. Johns Church of England (Voluntary Controlled) Primary School, Oakdale Primary School, Southfields Infant and Junior schools, Heritage Park Primary School and St. Michael's Church of England (Voluntary Aided) School are located in the area; secondary pupils attend Stanground Academy.
Cambridgeshire Fire and Rescue Service maintain a fire station, crewed day and night and equipped with Water Tender and Multistar (aerial platform), off Whittlesey Road.<ref>[http://www.cambsfire.gov.uk/about/515.php Stanground Fire Station] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090106022010/http://www.cambsfire.gov.uk/about/515.php |date=6 January 2009 }} Cambridgeshire Fire and Rescue Service (retrieved 25 January 2009)</ref>
==Notable people== *Raymond Smythies (1824–1861), cricketer
==See also== *Counties (Detached Parts) Act 1844 *Stanground Newt Ponds *Stanground Wash
==References== {{reflist|2}}
==External links== *[http://www.stangroundcollege.co.uk/ Stanground College now Stanground Academy] *[http://www.stangroundstjohnsschool.co.uk/ Stanground St. Johns School] *[http://www.oakdale.peterborough.sch.uk/ Oakdale School] *[http://www.southfieldsjuniors.co.uk/page_viewer.asp?section=Welcome%20to%20Southfields%20Junior%20School&sid=1 Southfields School] *[https://web.archive.org/web/20160304095732/http://www.stanground.blogspot.com/ Believe in Stanground!] *[https://www.parkfarmneighbourhoodwatch.blogspot.com/ Park Farm Neighbourhood News] *[http://www.buildpeterborough.co.uk/architecture-in-peterborough-then-now/ Architecture in Peterborough] *[https://archive.today/20130218120559/http://www.consbedford.esteri.it/ Vice Consulate of Italy in Bedford]
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Category:Suburbs of Peterborough Category:Former civil parishes in Cambridgeshire