Yaxley
Parish in Huntingdonshire, Cambridgeshire, England
| Coordinates: | 52.513, -0.256 |
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| OS grid ref: | TL 18 91 |
| Population: | 9,174 |
| Dialling code: | 01733 (Peterborough) |
Yaxley sits in the historic district of Huntingdonshire, within Cambridgeshire, just to the south‑east of Peterborough. Lying on the edge of the Fens, it grew up as an agricultural parish but has seen steady residential expansion as a commuter settlement thanks to good road links and proximity to larger employment centres. The village mixes older cottages and a compact historic core with more recent housing estates and light industrial or business parks nearby.
Locally there is a strong community feel centred on the parish church, village hall, primary school and a handful of shops and sports clubs, and the area preserves traces of its rural past in surrounding farmland. While much of daily life now orbits nearby Peterborough, Yaxley retains a distinct identity with active community groups and occasional local events that reflect its long village traditions.
Postcode districts covering Yaxley
Most populated places nearby
- Peterborough 4.6 miles
- Kettering 20.6 miles
- Kettering Town 20.7 miles
- Corby 18.2 miles
- Wellingborough 23.7 miles
- Rushden 21.2 miles
- Wisbech 20.7 miles
- Spalding 19.2 miles
- Huntingdon 12.3 miles
- March 14.7 miles
- Stamford 13.9 miles
- Ely 23.2 miles
Neighbouring places
- Yaxley Built-up area 0.4 miles
- Hampton Vale Ward 1.3 miles
- Hampton Hargate and Vale Parish 1.7 miles
- Stilton, Folksworth & Washingley Ward 1.8 miles
- Hargate and Hempsted Ward 2 miles
- Stilton Built-up area 2.1 miles
- Farcet Built-up area 2.2 miles
- Holme Built-up area 2.6 miles
- Folksworth Built-up area 2.6 miles
- Morborne Parish 2.9 miles
- Orton Longueville Parish 2.9 miles
- Haddon Parish 2.9 miles
Example postcodes in Yaxley
PE7 3YB, PE7 3ET, PE7 3JD, PE7 3LG, PE7 3GX, PE7 3EQ, PE7 3BF, PE7 3WQ, PE7 3QT … See all
Transport links
- Luton Airport 44.3 miles
- Stansted Airport 48.1 miles
- Peterborough Railway Station 4.3 miles
- Whittlesea Railway Station 6.4 miles
Hotels near Yaxley Ad
- The Bell Inn Hotel, Stilton, Cambridgeshire 4 2.1 miles
- Holiday Inn Express Peterborough 3 3.7 miles
- Park Inn by Radisson Peterborough 3 4.1 miles
- Thorpe Lodge Hotel 4.2 miles
- Delta Hotels by Marriott Peterborough 4 3.9 miles
- The Bull Hotel, Sure Hotel Collection 4 4.3 miles
- Holiday Inn Peterborough West 4 3.8 miles
- Milestone Peterborough Hotel A1m, Sure Hotel Collection 4 1.6 miles
- Days Inn Peterborough 3 3 miles
- Orton Hall Hotel & Spa 4 3 miles
Schools in Yaxley
- Fourfields Community Primary School Primary
- William de Yaxley C of E Academy Primary
- Yaxley Infant School Primary
Local points of interest
- London Road Stadium Stadium 3.7 miles
- Peterborough Museum and Art Gallery Museum 4.1 miles
- Must Farm Pile-dwelling Site Archaeological site 4.5 miles
- Fengate Archaeological site 5.2 miles
- Sawtry Abbey Historic site 5.9 miles
- Walcot Hall Estate 7.4 miles
- Monks Wood National Nature Reserve Nature reserve 7.8 miles
- Burghley House Historic site 12.2 miles
- Huntingdon Racecourse Recreation 12.4 miles
- Lyveden New Bield Historic site 13.1 miles
- Spanhoe Wood Forest 15.4 miles
- Normanton Park Estate 17.3 miles