Papworth Everard

infobox UK place
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static_image_caption=St Peter's Church, Papworth Everard
country = England
latitude= 52.25467
longitude= -0.11889
official_name= Papworth Everard
population=
shire_district=
shire_county = Cambridgeshire
region= East of England
constituency_westminster=
post_town= CAMBRIDGE
postcode_district = CB3
postcode_area= CB
dial_code=
os_grid_reference= TL285635

Papworth Everard is the name of a village in Cambridgeshire, England. It lies ten miles west of Cambridge and six miles south of Huntingdon, having along its centre Ermine Street, the old North Road, the Roman highway that for centuries served as a major artery from London to York, which is now the A1198. A bypass now means that most traffic can avoid Ermine Street, and it is comprehensively traffic-calmed.

Today, Papworth Everard is a large village with a thriving community, home to substantial light industry and local business. It is also the centre for the Papworth Trust, a charity which offers housing and training to the disabled, and, most famously of all, Papworth Hospital, renowned in the field of cardiology.

History

Before the Romans it is probable that there was some Bronze Age settlement in the area, but when the Great North Road was built in 1 CE it is unlikely that there was anything we would now recognise as a village there. Roman rule collapsed in Britain in 410 CE. It was at least another two or three centuries before a Saxon immigrant leader, probably called 'Papa', established a small settlement about a quarter of a mile to the west of Ermine Street around the site of the present parish church. Papworth means "the enclosure of Papa's people": they were also involved in establishing Papworth St Agnes and Papley Grove.

Following the Norman conquest of 1066 the village and land of Papworth were granted by the new king to a Norman knight, Everard De Beche, from whose name the second element of the village's name is derived.

port and recreation

Papworth Everard is fortunate to have an open air paddling pool in its park which is popular in the summer with children. This facility is unusual in the region and particular to Papworth.

Papworth Everard has a King George's Field in memorial to King George V.

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References

* [http://www.papwortheverardpc.org.uk/ Papworth Everard Parish Council]