Barnack
Built-up area in Peterborough, England
| Coordinates: | 52.632, -0.409 |
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| OS grid ref: | TF 07 05 |
| Population: | 752 |
| Dialling code: | 01780 (Stamford) |
Barnack is a small village within the unitary authority of Peterborough, historically part of the Soke of Peterborough in Northamptonshire and now in ceremonial Cambridgeshire. It is famous for "Barnack stone", a hard Jurassic limestone quarried locally in medieval times and used in major buildings such as Ely Cathedral and Peterborough Cathedral, and its parish St John the Baptist church retains notable Anglo‑Saxon and medieval stonework reflecting that heritage.
The surrounding landscape, especially the Barnack Hills and Holes nature reserve, is a patchwork of old quarries and species‑rich limestone grassland prized for orchids and butterflies, making it a draw for walkers and naturalists. Today Barnack remains a small, largely agricultural community with a village feel, while many residents commute to nearby centres such as Stamford and Peterborough, so the village mixes deep historic character with modern rural living.
Postcode districts covering Barnack
Most populated places nearby
- Peterborough 7 miles
- Kettering 20.4 miles
- Kettering Town 20.6 miles
- Corby 15.3 miles
- Grantham 21.5 miles
- Wisbech 24.3 miles
- Spalding 15 miles
- Melton Mowbray 22 miles
- Huntingdon 22.3 miles
- Market Harborough 23.9 miles
- March 21.7 miles
- Stamford 3.7 miles
Neighbouring places
- Ufford Built-up area 1.1 miles
- Southorpe Parish 1.3 miles
- Bainton Parish 1.4 miles
- Uffington Built-up area 2 miles
- St. Martin's Without Parish 2.4 miles
- Wittering Built-up area 2.5 miles
- Tallington Built-up area 2.6 miles
- Helpston Built-up area 2.9 miles
- Wothorpe Built-up area 3 miles
- Stamford St. Mary's Ward 3.1 miles
- West Deeping Built-up area 3.2 miles
- Stamford St. George's Ward 3.4 miles
Example postcodes in Barnack
PE9 3DX, PE9 3EJ, PE9 3FB, PE9 3DY, PE9 3EY, PE9 3DP, PE9 3DR, PE9 3HB, PE9 3DZ … See all
Transport links
- East Midlands Airport 40.8 miles
- Luton Airport 52.4 miles
- Stamford Railway Station 3.2 miles
- Peterborough Railway Station 7.7 miles
Hotels near Barnack Ad
- The George Hotel of Stamford 4 3.1 miles
- Crown Hotel Stamford 4 3.3 miles
- The Haycock Manor Hotel 4 3.7 miles
- William Cecil 4 3 miles
- The Deeping Stage 4.9 miles
- Black Horse 6.2 miles
- Holiday Inn Express Peterborough 3 6.9 miles
- Delta Hotels by Marriott Peterborough 4 6.7 miles
- Thorpe Lodge Hotel 7.5 miles
- Holiday Inn Peterborough West 4 6.9 miles
Schools in Barnack
- Barnack C of E (Controlled) Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Burghley House Historic site 2 miles
- Peterborough Museum and Art Gallery Museum 8 miles
- London Road Stadium Stadium 8.5 miles
- Normanton Park Estate 8.7 miles
- Fengate Archaeological site 8.8 miles
- Spanhoe Wood Forest 10.4 miles
- Vaudey Abbey Historic site 10.5 miles
- Must Farm Pile-dwelling Site Archaeological site 11.2 miles
- Walcot Hall Estate 12.6 miles
- Lyveden New Bield Historic site 13.5 miles
- Sawtry Abbey Historic site 15.8 miles
- Monks Wood National Nature Reserve Nature reserve 17.4 miles