Little Paxton
Parish in Huntingdonshire, Cambridgeshire, England
| Coordinates: | 52.248, -0.262 |
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| OS grid ref: | TL 18 62 |
| Population: | 3,244 |
| Dialling code: | 01480 (Huntingdon) |
Little Paxton is a riverside village and civil parish in the historic district of Huntingdonshire, in Cambridgeshire, England, sitting on the floodplain of the River Great Ouse just south of St Neots. It has a strong village feel with a mix of older cottages and more modern housing, a church, a primary school and local clubs, while many residents commute to nearby towns and to London thanks to good road and rail links.
One of the village’s most distinctive features is the legacy of gravel extraction: the former workings have become the Paxton Pits Nature Reserve, a patchwork of lakes and wetlands that attracts birdwatchers and wildlife enthusiasts. The village therefore combines a quiet rural community with notable ecological interest and a landscape shaped by both agricultural history and more recent industrial activity.
Postcode districts covering Little Paxton
Most populated places nearby
- Peterborough 22.8 miles36.7 km
- Cambridge 17.1 miles27.5 km
- Bedford 11.4 miles18.4 km
- Stevenage 24 miles38.7 km
- Kettering 21.6 miles34.7 km
- Kettering Town 21.6 miles34.7 km
- Corby 24.4 miles39.3 km
- Wellingborough 19 miles30.6 km
- Rushden 14.3 miles23.1 km
- Hitchin 20.6 miles33.1 km
- Huntingdon 7.1 miles11.4 km
- Ampthill 18.3 miles29.5 km
Neighbouring places
- Little Paxton Built-up area 0 miles0 km
- St. Neots Priory Park & Little Paxton Ward 0.5 miles0.8 km
- Hail Weston Built-up area 1.5 miles2.4 km
- Southoe and Midloe Parish 1.5 miles2.5 km
- Great Paxton Built-up area 1.6 miles2.6 km
- St. Neots East Ward 1.7 miles2.7 km
- St. Neots Built-up area 1.8 miles3 km
- St. Neots Eynesbury Ward 1.9 miles3.1 km
- St. Neots Eatons Ward 2.1 miles3.4 km
- Diddington Parish 2.1 miles3.4 km
- Toseland Parish 2.9 miles4.6 km
- Little Barford Parish 3.2 miles5.1 km
Example postcodes in Little Paxton
PE19 6QA, PE19 6HB, PE19 6NT, PE19 6ET, PE19 6LU, PE19 6NF, PE19 6DT, PE19 6EQ, PE19 6BT … See all
Transport links
- Luton Airport 26.2 miles42.2 km
- Stansted Airport 32.8 miles52.8 km
- St. Neots Railway Station 1.3 miles2.1 km
- Huntingdon Railway Station 6.3 miles10.1 km
Hotels near Little Paxton Ad
- The Eaton Oak 1.2 miles2 km
- The Willows Training Centre 3.6 miles5.8 km
- The Old Bridge 3 6.5 miles10.5 km
- The Woodlands Event Centre 3.2 miles5.2 km
- Holiday Inn Huntingdon - Racecourse 3 6 miles9.6 km
- The Waterfront Hotel Spa & Golf 3.4 miles5.5 km
- Delta Hotels by Marriott Huntingdon 4 6.5 miles10.5 km
- Holiday Inn Express Cambridge West Cambourne 3 8.3 miles13.4 km
- Cornfields Hotel & Restaurant 6.4 miles10.2 km
- Stay Inn Express 6.7 miles10.8 km
Schools in Little Paxton
- Little Paxton Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Huntingdon Racecourse Recreation 6 miles9.7 km
- Hayley Wood Forest 8.9 miles14.3 km
- Monks Wood National Nature Reserve Nature reserve 10.5 miles16.9 km
- Wimpole Estate Estate 11.6 miles18.7 km
- Sawtry Abbey Historic site 12.4 miles20 km
- Moot Hall Museum 12.7 miles20.4 km
- Santa Pod Raceway Recreation 14.4 miles23.2 km
- Walcot Hall Estate 15.1 miles24.3 km
- Nene Park Stadium 15.3 miles24.7 km
- Bridge Road Stadium 15.9 miles25.6 km
- Trinity College College 16.3 miles26.3 km
- University of Cambridge University 16.5 miles26.5 km