- Sawtry
Infobox UK place
official_name= Sawtry
country= England
region= East of England
os_grid_reference= TL168836
latitude= 52.44
longitude= -0.28
post_town=
postcode_area=
postcode_district=
dial_code=
shire_county=Cambridgeshire
shire_district=Huntingdonshire
population=
hide_services= Yes
website= http://www.sawtry.netSawtry is a little
village in the district ofHuntingdonshire in the county ofCambridgeshire ,England . The village is home to over FORMATNUM:5000 people .Location
Sawtry is at the westernmost edge of
the Fens , halfway between the city ofPeterborough and the town ofHuntingdon . Other nearby villages includeAlconbury , Holme, Yaxley, andStilton . Being situated in close proximity to theA1(M) , it is a sought-after location for commuters. It is approximately six miles north of the A14, and a fifty-minute car drive from bothStansted Airport andLuton Airport .Facilities and Amenities
Sawtry has two
public house s: The Bell and The Greystones . It also has a very good Ex-Services and Working Men's Club. It has anInfant school and aJunior school ; and a Community college which educates many young people from nearby villages as well as Sawtry itself.The village also has a recently upgraded Leisure centre, containing a public swimming pool, gym and football pitches, as well as an artificial
Astroturf pitch. There is also a row of shops in the centre of the Village: a Newsagents, a vet, a Fish and Chip shop, a Bookmaker, a Hairdresser and a Hardware store (now closed). There is also a Co-op and Post Office. There are 3 Hairdressers in Sawtry.History
During the
dark ages , Sawtry was divided into three 'Sawtries' - the 3 parishes ofAll Saints , St. Andrew and St. Judith.Sawtry originally got its name from the fact that it was a trading centre for salt, an essential commodity in the
Middle Ages . There was also aCistercian monastery founded in 1147 bySimon de Senlis . It took 98 years to complete and ministered to the local area both spiritually and physically at the hospital. This was demolished in 1540 during theDissolution of the Monasteries as part of theEnglish Reformation , although traces of the Abbey still remain. [http://www.sawtry.net/hist2.htm]Sawtry is twinned with the Gemeinde Weimar region in Germany.
External links
* [http://www.sawtrycc.com The Sawtry school website]
* [http://www.sawtrymcc.co.uk The Sawtry Motor Cycle Club website]
* [http://www.thegreystones.co.uk The Greystones Free House]
* [http://www.sawtrybell.co.uk The Bell ]
* [http://www.sawtrycc.com The Sawtry school website]
* [http://www.huntsdc.gov.uk/Leisure+and+Culture/Leisure+Centres/Sawtry The Sawtry Leisure Centre Website]
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