Conington, Huntingdonshire
Appearance
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Conington | |
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OS grid reference | TL176860 |
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Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Conington is a small village in the Huntingdonshire district of Cambridgeshire. It lies within earshot of Ermine Street, now called the Great North Road, about 10 kilometres (6 mi) south of Peterborough and 3 kilometres (2 mi) north of Sawtry.
The Cotton Baronetcy of Conington was created in the Baronetage of England on 29 June 1611 for the antiquary Robert Cotton (1570-1631), who also represented five constituencies in the House of Commons.
External links
- Page at GENUKI - confusingly the church here was dedicated to St Mary which is the dedication of the church in the other Conington