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Abbotsley
Abbotsley
	St Margaret's Church, Abbotsley
	Abbotsley Location within Cambridgeshire
Population	446 (2011)
OS grid reference	TL227564
District	Huntingdonshire;
Shire county	Cambridgeshire;
Region	East;
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	St Neots
Postcode district	PE19
Dialling code	01767
Police	Cambridgeshire
Fire	Cambridgeshire
Ambulance	East of England
UK Parliament	Huntingdon;
	List of places UK England Cambridgeshire 52°11′35″N 0°12′19″W / 52.19299°N 0.20533°W

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Abbotsley is a village and civil parish within the Huntingdonshire district of Cambridgeshire, England.^[1]^[2] It is three miles from St Neots and 14 miles from the county town of Cambridge. At the time of the 2001 census, the resident population was 425 people living in 164 households.^[3] increasing to a population of 446 at the 2011 Census,^[4] however its population decreased to 420 in the 2021 census.

History

The village's name is derived from 'woodland clearing of a man called Ealdbeald' (Old English personal name Eadbald + lēah)^[5]^[6] The name is recorded as Adboldesl’ in the 12th century, as Adboldeslee and Albedesleg in the 13th century, Albo(t)deste(g), Albo(t)desley and Abbodesle in the 13th-14th century, and Abbot(t)esle(y) from late 13th to late 15th century.^[6]

Twenty to twenty first centuries

In 1876, the village of Eynesbury and part of the rural parish were included in the district controlled by the Local Board of St Neots. A further rearrangement was made in 1895, when Eynesbury was divided into two civil parishes. The urban portion of 394 acres was now called the parish of Eynesbury, and included in the St Neots Urban District; the rest, with 2,641 acres of land, formed the parish of Eynesbury Hardwicke.^[7] in 2010, the parish of Eynesbury Hardwicke was abolished, and divided between Abbotsley and the town of St Neots.^[8]

Government

As a civil parish, Abbotsley has a parish council. Abbotsley parish council comprises seven councillors, a chairman and clerk.^[9] The second tier of local government is Huntingdonshire District Council which is a non-metropolitan district of Cambridgeshire and has its headquarters in Huntingdon. Abbotsley is a part of the district ward of Gransden and The Offords and is represented on the district council by two councillors.^[10]^[11] The highest tier of local government for Abbotsley is Cambridgeshire County Council which has administration buildings in Cambridge. Abbotsley is a part of the electoral division of Buckden, Gransden and The Offords and is represented on the county council by one councillor.^[10]^[12]

Abbotsley was in the historic and administrative county of Huntingdonshire until 1965. From 1965, the village was part of the new administrative county of Huntingdon and Peterborough. Then in 1974, following the Local Government Act 1972, Abbotsley became a part of the county of Cambridgeshire.

At Westminster, Abbotsley is in the parliamentary constituency of Huntingdon.^[10] Since 2024 the village has been represented in the House of Commons by Ben Obese-Jecty (Labour).

Geography

Abbotsley village is 14 miles from the county town of Cambridge and 47 miles from London. It is on the B1046 road between Great Gransden and St Neots. The elevation of the parish is between 22 and 60 metres (72–197 feet) above sea level.^[13] The subsoil is Oxford and Ampthill clay.^[14]

Demography

Population

In the period 1801 to 1901 the population of Abbotsley was recorded every ten years by the UK census. During this time the population was in the range of 287 (the lowest in 1801) and 498 (the highest in 1871).^[15]

From 1901, a census was taken every ten years with the exception of 1941 (due to the Second World War).

Parish	1911	1921	1931	1951	1961	1971	1981	1991	2001	2011
Abbotsley	328	321	263	283	263	307	346	346	425	446

All population census figures from report Historic Census figures Cambridgeshire to 2011 by Cambridgeshire Insight.^[15]

In 2011, the parish covered an area of 5,676 acres (2,297 hectares)^[15]

The ethnic group of all residents was white; 78% described themselves as Christian.^[3]

Landmarks

A war memorial which stands in the churchyard commemorates Abbotsley men who died in the First and Second World Wars.^[16]

19 buildings in Abbotsley are listed (including the church). Among them are four houses along Blacksmiths Lane, nine houses along the High Street, a red telephone box^[17] and a table tomb in the churchyard.^[18]

Religious sites

St Margaret's Church has stood in Abbotsley since around 1300, though there was a church in the village as early as 1138. The current building was restored in 1854 and 1861 and the tower in 1884;^[19] it is a Grade II* listed building.^[20] Abbotsley is part of the deanery of St Neots and diocese of Ely.^[21]

Culture and community

A village hall is used for meetings, events and private functions. An annual Feast Week and Scarecrow Festival is held to raise money for maintenance of the village hall. Residents construct themed scarecrows and place them outside their houses for a week while there are various fundraising events held.^[9]

Michael Palin, the writer, Monty Python comedian and TV personality, was married at Abbotsley Church.^{[citation needed]}

Neighbouring parishes

References

^ Huntingdonshire District Council: Abbotsley Archived 3 January 2006 at the Wayback Machine
^ Cambridgeshire County Council: Find my local county councillor Archived 13 October 2008 at the Wayback Machine
^ ^a ^b Cambridgeshire County Council: 2001 census profile: Abbotsley Archived 9 June 2011 at the Wayback Machine
^ "Civil Parish population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 13 July 2016.
^ Mills, A.D. (1998). A Dictionary of English Place-names. Second Edition. Oxford University Press, Oxford. p1. ISBN 0-19-280074-4
^ ^a ^b Watts, Victor (2007). The Cambridge Dictionary of English Place-Names. Cambridge University Press. p. 1. ISBN 978-0521168557.
^ "Towns and Parishes. Huntingdonshire District Council".
^ "Huntingdonshire District Council - Parish Boundaries". 19 July 2011. Archived from the original on 19 July 2011. Retrieved 8 October 2024.
^ ^a ^b "Abbotsley village parish council". Retrieved 5 February 2016.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Ordnance Survey Election Maps". www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk. Ordnance Survey. Archived from the original on 20 February 2016. Retrieved 4 February 2016.
^ "Huntingdonshire District Council: Councillors". www.huntsdc.gov.uk. Huntingdonshire District Council. Retrieved 4 February 2016.
^ "Cambridgeshire County Council: Councillors". www.cambridgeshire.gov.uk. Cambridgeshire County Council. Archived from the original (pdf) on 5 February 2016. Retrieved 4 February 2016.
^ "Ordnance Survey: getamap.co.uk". getamap.co.uk. Retrieved 15 January 2022.
^ "GENUKI: Abbotsley, Huntingdonshire". genuki.org.uk. Retrieved 15 January 2022.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Historic Census figures Cambridgeshire to 2011". www.cambridgeshireinsight.org.uk. Cambridgeshire Insight. Archived from the original (xlsx – download) on 15 February 2016. Retrieved 12 February 2016.
^ "Roll of Honour - Huntingdonshire - Abbotsley". roll-of-honour.com. Retrieved 15 January 2022.
^ "K6 Telephone Kiosk by St Margarets Church, Abbotsley - 1211832". Historic England. Retrieved 15 January 2022.
^ "Table Tomb about 10 yards South of Church of St Maragret, Abbotsley - 1210869". Historic England. Retrieved 15 January 2022.
^ "Parishes: Abbotsley, A History of the County of Huntingdon: Volume 2". British History Online. 20 July 2008. pp. 257–260. Retrieved 15 January 2022.
^ "Church of St Margaret, Abbotsley - 1210868". Historic England. Retrieved 15 January 2022.
^ Diocese of Ely Archived 17 December 2007 at the Wayback Machine

External links

Media related to Abbotsley at Wikimedia Commons

[huntsdc-1] Huntingdonshire District Council: Abbotsley Archived 3 January 2006 at the Wayback Machine

[ccc-2] Cambridgeshire County Council: Find my local county councillor Archived 13 October 2008 at the Wayback Machine

[census-3] Cambridgeshire County Council: 2001 census profile: Abbotsley Archived 9 June 2011 at the Wayback Machine

[4] "Civil Parish population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 13 July 2016.

[5] Mills, A.D. (1998). A Dictionary of English Place-names. Second Edition. Oxford University Press, Oxford. p1. ISBN 0-19-280074-4

[Watts07-6] Watts, Victor (2007). The Cambridge Dictionary of English Place-Names. Cambridge University Press. p. 1. ISBN 978-0521168557.

[7] "Towns and Parishes. Huntingdonshire District Council".

[8] "Huntingdonshire District Council - Parish Boundaries". 19 July 2011. Archived from the original on 19 July 2011. Retrieved 8 October 2024.

[abbotsley-9] "Abbotsley village parish council". Retrieved 5 February 2016.

[OSelec-10] "Ordnance Survey Election Maps". www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk. Ordnance Survey. Archived from the original on 20 February 2016. Retrieved 4 February 2016.

[11] "Huntingdonshire District Council: Councillors". www.huntsdc.gov.uk. Huntingdonshire District Council. Retrieved 4 February 2016.

[12] "Cambridgeshire County Council: Councillors". www.cambridgeshire.gov.uk. Cambridgeshire County Council. Archived from the original (pdf) on 5 February 2016. Retrieved 4 February 2016.

[getamap-13] "Ordnance Survey: getamap.co.uk". getamap.co.uk. Retrieved 15 January 2022.

[genuki-14] "GENUKI: Abbotsley, Huntingdonshire". genuki.org.uk. Retrieved 15 January 2022.

[Camin-15] "Historic Census figures Cambridgeshire to 2011". www.cambridgeshireinsight.org.uk. Cambridgeshire Insight. Archived from the original (xlsx – download) on 15 February 2016. Retrieved 12 February 2016.

[roll-of-honour-16] "Roll of Honour - Huntingdonshire - Abbotsley". roll-of-honour.com. Retrieved 15 January 2022.

[historicengland-17] "K6 Telephone Kiosk by St Margarets Church, Abbotsley - 1211832". Historic England. Retrieved 15 January 2022.

[historicengland2-18] "Table Tomb about 10 yards South of Church of St Maragret, Abbotsley - 1210869". Historic England. Retrieved 15 January 2022.

[britishhistory-19] "Parishes: Abbotsley, A History of the County of Huntingdon: Volume 2". British History Online. 20 July 2008. pp. 257–260. Retrieved 15 January 2022.

[historicengland3-20] "Church of St Margaret, Abbotsley - 1210868". Historic England. Retrieved 15 January 2022.

[21] Diocese of Ely Archived 17 December 2007 at the Wayback Machine

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-'''Abbotsley''' is a village and [[civil parishes in England|civil parish]] within the [[Huntingdonshire]] district of [[Cambridgeshire]], England.<ref name="huntsdc">[http://www.huntsdc.gov.uk/Community+and+People/Neighbourhood-village/Towns+and+Villages/Abbotsley.htm Huntingdonshire District Council: Abbotsley]  {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060103114555/http://www.huntsdc.gov.uk/Community%2Band%2BPeople/Neighbourhood-village/Towns%2Band%2BVillages/Abbotsley.htm |date=3 January 2006 }}</ref><ref name="ccc">[http://www.cambridgeshire.gov.uk/council/democracy/represents/findcouncillor.htm Cambridgeshire County Council: Find my local county councillor] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081013041439/http://www.cambridgeshire.gov.uk/council/democracy/represents/findcouncillor.htm |date=13 October 2008 }}</ref> It is three miles from [[St Neots]] and 14 miles from the county town of [[Cambridge]]. At the time of the 2001 census, the resident population was 425 people living in 164 households.<ref name="census">[http://www.cambridgeshire.gov.uk/NR/rdonlyres/14D4CC39-BD80-4955-8D34-0F910DC84423/0/Abbotsley.pdf Cambridgeshire County Council: 2001 census profile: Abbotsley] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110609182749/http://www.cambridgeshire.gov.uk/NR/rdonlyres/14D4CC39-BD80-4955-8D34-0F910DC84423/0/Abbotsley.pdf |date=9 June 2011 }}</ref> increasing to a population of 446 at the 2011 Census.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadKeyFigures.do?a=7&b=6275135&c=Huntingdonshire&d=13&e=62&g=6406450&i=1001x1003x1032x1004&m=0&r=1&s=1468413988467&enc=1|title=Civil Parish population 2011|accessdate=13 July 2016|publisher=Office for National Statistics|work=Neighbourhood Statistics}}</ref>
+'''Abbotsley''' is a village and [[civil parishes in England|civil parish]] within the [[Huntingdonshire]] district of [[Cambridgeshire]], England.<ref name="huntsdc">[http://www.huntsdc.gov.uk/Community+and+People/Neighbourhood-village/Towns+and+Villages/Abbotsley.htm Huntingdonshire District Council: Abbotsley]  {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060103114555/http://www.huntsdc.gov.uk/Community%2Band%2BPeople/Neighbourhood-village/Towns%2Band%2BVillages/Abbotsley.htm |date=3 January 2006 }}</ref><ref name="ccc">[http://www.cambridgeshire.gov.uk/council/democracy/represents/findcouncillor.htm Cambridgeshire County Council: Find my local county councillor] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081013041439/http://www.cambridgeshire.gov.uk/council/democracy/represents/findcouncillor.htm |date=13 October 2008 }}</ref> It is three miles from [[St Neots]] and 14 miles from the county town of [[Cambridge]]. At the time of the 2001 census, the resident population was 425 people living in 164 households.<ref name="census">[http://www.cambridgeshire.gov.uk/NR/rdonlyres/14D4CC39-BD80-4955-8D34-0F910DC84423/0/Abbotsley.pdf Cambridgeshire County Council: 2001 census profile: Abbotsley] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110609182749/http://www.cambridgeshire.gov.uk/NR/rdonlyres/14D4CC39-BD80-4955-8D34-0F910DC84423/0/Abbotsley.pdf |date=9 June 2011 }}</ref> increasing to a population of 446 at the 2011 Census,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadKeyFigures.do?a=7&b=6275135&c=Huntingdonshire&d=13&e=62&g=6406450&i=1001x1003x1032x1004&m=0&r=1&s=1468413988467&enc=1|title=Civil Parish population 2011|access-date=13 July 2016|publisher=Office for National Statistics|work=Neighbourhood Statistics}}</ref> however its population decreased to 420 in the 2021 census.
 ==History==
-The village's name is derived from 'woodland clearing of a man called Ealdbeald.'<ref>Mills, A.D. (1998). A Dictionary of English Place-names. Second Edition. Oxford University Press, Oxford. p1. {{ISBN|0-19-280074-4}}</ref> It was not mentioned in the [[Domesday book]] but appears to have formed during the 12th century.<ref name="genuki">[http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/HUN/Abbotsley/index.html GENUKI: Abbotsley]</ref>
+The village's name is derived from 'woodland clearing of a man called Ealdbeald' (Old English personal name ''Eadbald'' + ''lēah'')<ref>Mills, A.D. (1998). A Dictionary of English Place-names. Second Edition. Oxford University Press, Oxford. p1. {{ISBN|0-19-280074-4}}</ref><ref name="Watts07">{{cite book |last1=Watts |first1=Victor |title=The Cambridge Dictionary of English Place-Names |date=2007 |publisher=Cambridge University Press |isbn=978-0521168557 |page=1}}</ref> The name is recorded as ''Adboldesl’'' in the 12th century, as ''Adboldeslee'' and  ''Albedesleg'' in the 13th century, ''Albo(t)deste(g)'', ''Albo(t)desley'' and ''Abbodesle'' in the 13th-14th century, and ''Abbot(t)esle(y)'' from late 13th to late 15th century.<ref name="Watts07" />
+'''Twenty to twenty first centuries'''
+In 1876, the village of [[Eynesbury, Cambridgeshire|Eynesbury]] and part of the rural parish were included in the district controlled by the Local Board of [[St Neots]]. A further rearrangement was made in 1895, when Eynesbury was divided into two civil parishes. The urban portion of 394 acres was now called the parish of Eynesbury, and included in the St Neots Urban District; the rest, with 2,641 acres of land, formed the parish of [[Eynesbury Hardwicke]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Towns and Parishes. Huntingdonshire District Council. |url=http://www.huntsdc.gov.uk/Community+and+People/Neighbourhood-village/Towns+and+Villages/Eynesbury+and+Hardwicke.htm}}</ref> in 2010, the parish of [[Eynesbury Hardwicke]] was abolished, and divided between '''Abbotsley''' and the town of [[St Neots]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2011-07-19 |title=Huntingdonshire District Council - Parish Boundaries |url=http://www.huntingdonshire.gov.uk/Councils%20and%20Democracy/Council/Pages/Parish%20Boundaries.aspx |access-date=2024-10-08 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110719131333/http://www.huntingdonshire.gov.uk/Councils%20and%20Democracy/Council/Pages/Parish%20Boundaries.aspx |archive-date=19 July 2011 }}</ref>
 == Government ==
+As a civil parish, Abbotsley has a [[Parish councils in England|parish council]].  Abbotsley parish council comprises seven councillors, a chairman and clerk.<ref name="abbotsley">{{cite web|url=http://www.abbotsley.org.uk|title=Abbotsley village parish council|access-date=5 February 2016}}</ref> The second tier of local government is [[Huntingdonshire District Council]] which is a [[non-metropolitan district]] of Cambridgeshire and has its headquarters in Huntingdon. Abbotsley is a part of the district ward of ''Gransden and The Offords'' and is represented on the district council by two councillors.<ref name="OSelec">{{cite web |title=Ordnance Survey Election Maps |url=https://www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/election-maps/gb/# |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160220103943/https://www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/election-maps/gb/ |archive-date=20 February 2016 |access-date=4 February 2016 |website=www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk |publisher=Ordnance Survey}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Huntingdonshire District Council: Councillors |url=http://www.huntsdc.gov.uk/council-democracy/meetings-and-decision-making/councillors/ |access-date=4 February 2016 |website=www.huntsdc.gov.uk |publisher=Huntingdonshire District Council}}</ref> The highest tier of local government for Abbotsley is [[Cambridgeshire County Council]] which has administration buildings in Cambridge.  Abbotsley is a part of the [[electoral division]] of ''Buckden, Gransden and The Offords'' and is represented on the county council by one councillor.<ref name="OSelec" /><ref>{{cite web |title=Cambridgeshire County Council: Councillors |url=http://www.cambridgeshire.gov.uk/downloads/file/1332/councillors_chart |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160205000715/http://www.cambridgeshire.gov.uk/downloads/file/1332/councillors_chart |archive-date=5 February 2016 |access-date=4 February 2016 |website=www.cambridgeshire.gov.uk |publisher=Cambridgeshire County Council |format=pdf |df=dmy-all}}</ref>
-As a civil parish, Abbotsley has a [[Parish councils in England|parish council]]. The parish council is elected by the residents of the parish who have registered on the [[electoral roll]]; the parish council is the lowest tier of government in England. A parish council is responsible for providing and maintaining a variety of local services including allotments and a cemetery; grass cutting and tree planting within public open spaces such as a village green or playing fields. The parish council reviews all planning applications that might affect the parish and makes recommendations to Huntingdonshire District Council, which is the [[local planning authority]] for the parish. The parish council also represents the views of the parish on issues such as local transport, policing and the environment. The parish council raises its own tax to pay for these services, known as the parish precept, which is collected as part of the [[Council Tax]]. Abbotsley parish council comprises seven councillors, a chairman and clerk.<ref name="abbotsley">{{cite web|url=http://www.abbotsley.org.uk|title=Abbotsley village parish council|accessdate=5 February 2016}}</ref>
 Abbotsley was in the historic and [[administrative county]] of [[Huntingdonshire]] until 1965. From 1965, the village was part of the new administrative county of [[Huntingdon and Peterborough]]. Then in 1974, following the [[Local Government Act 1972]], Abbotsley became a part of the county of Cambridgeshire.
+At Westminster, Abbotsley is in the parliamentary constituency of [[Huntingdon (UK Parliament constituency)|Huntingdon]].<ref name="OSelec" /> Since 2024 the village has been represented in the [[House of Commons of the United Kingdom|House of Commons]] by [[Ben Obese-Jecty]] (Labour).
-The second tier of local government is [[Huntingdonshire District Council]] which is a [[non-metropolitan district]] of Cambridgeshire and has its headquarters in Huntingdon. Huntingdonshire District Council has 52 councillors representing 29 [[Wards of the United Kingdom|district wards]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.huntingdonshire.gov.uk/council-democracy/meetings-and-decision-making/councillors/|title=Huntingdonshire District Council: Councillors|website=www.huntingdonshire.gov.uk|publisher= Huntingdonshire District Council|accessdate=14 February 2016}}</ref> Huntingdonshire District Council collects the [[council tax]], and provides services such as building regulations, local planning, environmental health, leisure and tourism.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.huntingdonshire.gov.uk|title=Huntingdonshire District Council|website=www.huntingdonshire.gov.uk|publisher= Huntingdonshire District Council|accessdate=14 February 2016}}</ref> Abbotsley is a part of the district ward of ''Gransden and The Offords'' and is represented on the district council by two councillors.<ref name=OSelec>{{cite web|url=https://www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/election-maps/gb/# |title=Ordnance Survey Election Maps |website=www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk |publisher=Ordnance Survey |accessdate=4 February 2016 |url-status = dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160220103943/https://www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/election-maps/gb/ |archivedate=20 February 2016 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.huntsdc.gov.uk/council-democracy/meetings-and-decision-making/councillors/|title=Huntingdonshire District Council: Councillors|website=www.huntsdc.gov.uk|publisher=Huntingdonshire District Council|accessdate=4 February 2016}}</ref> District councillors serve for four-year terms following [[Huntingdonshire District Council elections|elections to Huntingdonshire District Council]].
-The highest tier of local government for Abbotsley is [[Cambridgeshire County Council]] which has administration buildings in Cambridge. The county council provides county-wide services such as major road infrastructure, fire and rescue, education, social services, libraries and heritage services.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cambridgeshire.gov.uk|title = Cambridgeshire County Council|website=www.cambridgeshire.gov.uk|publisher=Cambridgeshire County Council|accessdate=15 February 2016}}</ref> Cambridgeshire County Council consists of 69 councillors, who are elected to four-year terms, representing 60 [[Electoral divisions (UK)|electoral divisions]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cambridgeshire.gov.uk/info/20087/councillors_and_meetings/313/county_councillors|title=Cambridgeshire County Council: Councillors|website=www.cambridgeshire.gov.uk|publisher=Cambridgeshire County Council|accessdate=15 February 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160222112615/http://www.cambridgeshire.gov.uk/info/20087/councillors_and_meetings/313/county_councillors|archive-date=22 February 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref> Abbotsley is a part of the electoral division of ''Buckden, Gransden and The Offords'' and is represented on the county council by one councillor.<ref name=OSelec/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cambridgeshire.gov.uk/downloads/file/1332/councillors_chart|title=Cambridgeshire County Council: Councillors|website=www.cambridgeshire.gov.uk|publisher=Cambridgeshire County Council|format=pdf|accessdate=4 February 2016|url-status = dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160205000715/http://www.cambridgeshire.gov.uk/downloads/file/1332/councillors_chart|archivedate=5 February 2016|df=dmy-all}}</ref> County councillors serve for four-year terms following [[Cambridgeshire County Council elections|elections to Cambridgeshire County Council]].
-At Westminster, Abbotsley is in the parliamentary constituency of [[Huntingdon (UK Parliament constituency)|Huntingdon]],<ref name=OSelec/> and elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the [[first past the post]] system of election.  Abbotysley is represented in the [[House of Commons of the United Kingdom|House of Commons]] by [[Jonathan Djanogly]] (Conservative). Jonathan Djanogly has represented the constituency since 2001. The previous member of parliament was [[John Major]] (Conservative) who represented the constituency between 1983 and 2001.
 ==Geography==
-Abbotsley village is 14 miles from the county town of [[Cambridge]] and 47 miles from London. It is on the B1046 road between [[Great Gransden]] and [[St Neots]]. The elevation of the parish is between 22 and 60 metres (72–197 feet) above sea level.<ref>[http://www.getamap.co.uk Ordnance Survey: getamap.co.uk]</ref> The subsoil is Oxford and Ampthill clay.<ref name="genuki"/>
+Abbotsley village is 14 miles from the county town of [[Cambridge]] and 47 miles from London. It is on the B1046 road between [[Great Gransden]] and [[St Neots]]. The elevation of the parish is between 22 and 60 metres (72–197 feet) above sea level.<ref name="getamap">{{cite web|url=http://www.getamap.co.uk|website=getamap.co.uk|title=Ordnance Survey: getamap.co.uk|access-date=15 January 2022}}</ref> The subsoil is Oxford and Ampthill clay.<ref name="genuki">{{cite web|url=http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/HUN/Abbotsley/index.html|website=genuki.org.uk|title=GENUKI: Abbotsley, Huntingdonshire|access-date=15 January 2022}}</ref>
 ==Demography==
 ===Population===
-In the period 1801 to 1901 the population of Abbotsley was recorded every ten years by the [[Census in the United Kingdom|UK census]].  During this time the population was in the range of 287 (the lowest in 1801) and 498 (the highest in 1871).<ref name=Camin>{{cite web  |title=Historic Census figures Cambridgeshire to 2011  |publisher=Cambridgeshire Insight  |website=www.cambridgeshireinsight.org.uk  |accessdate=12 February 2016  |url=http://www.cambridgeshireinsight.org.uk/file/2001/download  |format=xlsx –  download  |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160215102922/http://www.cambridgeshireinsight.org.uk/file/2001/download  |archive-date=15 February 2016  |url-status = dead|df=dmy-all  }}</ref>
+In the period 1801 to 1901 the population of Abbotsley was recorded every ten years by the [[Census in the United Kingdom|UK census]]. During this time the population was in the range of 287 (the lowest in 1801) and 498 (the highest in 1871).<ref name=Camin>{{cite web  |title=Historic Census figures Cambridgeshire to 2011  |publisher=Cambridgeshire Insight  |website=www.cambridgeshireinsight.org.uk  |access-date=12 February 2016  |url=http://www.cambridgeshireinsight.org.uk/file/2001/download  |format=xlsx – download  |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160215102922/http://www.cambridgeshireinsight.org.uk/file/2001/download  |archive-date=15 February 2016  |url-status = dead|df=dmy-all  }}</ref>
 From 1901, a census was taken every ten years with the exception of 1941 (due to the [[Second World War]]).
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 All population census figures from report ''Historic Census figures Cambridgeshire to 2011'' by ''Cambridgeshire Insight''.<ref name=Camin/>
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 In 2011, the parish covered an area of {{convert|5676|acre|hectare|0}}<ref name=Camin/>
 The ethnic group of all residents was white; 78% described themselves as Christian.<ref name="census"/>
 [[Image:Scarecrow festival abbotsley.jpg|thumb|left|Scarecrow Festival Abbotsley]]
 ==Landmarks==
-A war memorial which stands in the churchyard commemorates Abbotsley men who died in the [[First World War|First]] and [[Second World War]]s.<ref>[http://www.roll-of-honour.com/Huntingdonshire/Abbotsley.html Roll of Honour: Abbotsley]</ref>
+A war memorial which stands in the churchyard commemorates Abbotsley men who died in the [[First World War|First]] and [[Second World War]]s.<ref name="roll-of-honour">{{cite web|url=http://www.roll-of-honour.com/Huntingdonshire/Abbotsley.html|title=Roll of Honour - Huntingdonshire - Abbotsley|website=roll-of-honour.com|access-date=15 January 2022}}</ref>
-buildings in Abbotsley are [[Listed buildings|listed]] (including the church). Among them are four houses along Blacksmiths Lane, nine houses along the High Street, a [[red telephone box]]<ref>[https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1211832 Images of England: Telephone kiosk]</ref> and a table tomb in the churchyard.<ref>[https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1210869 Images of England: Table tomb]</ref>
+buildings in Abbotsley are [[Listed buildings|listed]] (including the church). Among them are four houses along Blacksmiths Lane, nine houses along the High Street, a [[red telephone box]]<ref name="historicengland">{{cite web|url=https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1211832|title=K6 Telephone Kiosk by St Margarets Church, Abbotsley - 1211832 |website=Historic England|access-date=15 January 2022}}</ref> and a table tomb in the churchyard.<ref name="historicengland2">{{cite web|url=https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1210869|title=Table Tomb about 10 yards South of Church of St Maragret, Abbotsley - 1210869 |website=Historic England|access-date=15 January 2022}}</ref>
 ==Religious sites==
-[[St Margaret's Church, Abbotsley|St Margaret's Church]] has stood in Abbotsley since around 1300, though there was a church in the village as early as 1138. The current building was restored in 1854 and 1861 and the tower in 1884;<ref name="britishhistory">[http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=42496 Parishes: Abbotsley', A History of the County of Huntingdon: Volume 2 (1932), pp. 257–260. Date accessed: 20 July 2008]</ref> it is a Grade II* [[listed building]].<ref>[https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1210868 Images of England: St Margaret's Church]</ref> Abbotsley is part of the deanery of [[St Neots]] and [[diocese of Ely]].<ref>[http://ely.anglican.org/about/structured/deaneries/deanery.html?id=14 Diocese of Ely] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071217095601/http://www.ely.anglican.org/about/structured/deaneries/deanery.html?id=14 |date=17 December 2007 }}</ref>
+[[St Margaret's Church, Abbotsley|St Margaret's Church]] has stood in Abbotsley since around 1300, though there was a church in the village as early as 1138. The current building was restored in 1854 and 1861 and the tower in 1884;<ref name="britishhistory">{{cite web|url=http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=42496|title=Parishes: Abbotsley, A History of the County of Huntingdon: Volume 2|pages=257–260|website=British History Online | date=20 July 2008|access-date=15 January 2022}}</ref> it is a Grade II* [[listed building]].<ref name="historicengland3">{{cite web|url=https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1210868|title=Church of St Margaret, Abbotsley - 1210868 |website=Historic England|access-date=15 January 2022}}</ref> Abbotsley is part of the deanery of [[St Neots]] and [[diocese of Ely]].<ref>[http://ely.anglican.org/about/structured/deaneries/deanery.html?id=14 Diocese of Ely] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071217095601/http://www.ely.anglican.org/about/structured/deaneries/deanery.html?id=14 |date=17 December 2007 }}</ref>
 ==Culture and community==
 A village hall is used for meetings, events and private functions. An annual Feast Week and [[Scarecrow]] Festival is held to raise money for maintenance of the village hall. Residents construct themed scarecrows and place them outside their houses for a week while there are various fundraising events held.<ref name="abbotsley"/>
+[[Michael Palin]], the writer, [[Monty Python]] comedian and TV personality, was married at Abbotsley Church.{{citation needed|date=January 2024}}
 ==Neighbouring parishes==

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