- Polebrook
Infobox UK place
country = England
official_name= Polebrook
latitude= 52.471
longitude= -0.427
civil_parish=
population =
shire_district=East Northamptonshire
shire_county=Northamptonshire
region= East Midlands
constituency_westminster= Corby
post_town= PETERBOROUGH
postcode_district = PE8
postcode_area= PE
dial_code= 01832
os_grid_reference= TL068871
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london_distance=Polebrook is a village in East
Northamptonshire ,England History
There is evidence that Polebrook as a settlement dates back to 4000 BC, [ [http://www.polebrook.org.uk/overview.html Welcome to Polebrook ] ] . The farms were mainly centred around the modern day village of Ashton. Polebrook is called Pochebroc in the
Domesday Book , [ [http://www.polebrook.org.uk/domesday_record.html Domesday Polebrook ] ] and was the centre of a large administrative area (the Polebrook Hundreds).There was a wooden church here which supposedly pre-dated the Church of All Saints. The 351st Bomber Group was stationed at the
airfield near Polebrook duringWorld War II , and theflag of the United States hangs as a memorial to the men, along with a roll of honour in the church. The airfield is now disused, but remains a rich part of Polebrook culture; the church has been replaced by the Polebrook Church.For sometime during the warClark Gable was stationed at Polebrook and atRAF Marsden Moor nearWetherby .Polebrook Today
The rector of Polebrook (along with Lutton, Luddington in the Brook,
Thurning ,Hemington ,Barnwell ) is Revd. Catherine Ievins, whose husband, Peter, is also ordained and acts as an assistant priest. They have one daughter, Alice, who at eleven years old had a letter published in "The Independent " [ [http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4158/is_20010721/ai_n14409643 Letter: Save Peter Rabbit | Independent, The (London) | Find Articles at BNET.com ] ] and two sons, John and David.References
External links
* [http://www.polebrook.org.uk Village website]
* [http://www.Polebrook.com "Valor at Polebrook" about the USAAF base inWorld War II ]
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