Barnack
Ward in Peterborough, England
| Coordinates: | 52.626, -0.41 |
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| OS grid ref: | TF 07 04 |
| Dialling code: | 01780 (Stamford) |
Barnack is a small, largely rural ward on the old Lincolnshire limestone ridge to the south of Peterborough and close to Stamford, sitting within the City of Peterborough unitary area but with historic links to the old Soke of Peterborough. The ridge gives the village fine views over surrounding agricultural land and the character is decidedly villagey: stone cottages, farmed fields and a compact community that many residents combine with commuting into nearby towns.
Its claim to wider fame is geological and historic - local oolitic limestone, known as Barnack stone, was quarried here in medieval times and used in many important churches and cathedrals, including Peterborough Cathedral and buildings as far afield as Ely. The disused quarries survive as the nationally important nature reserve Barnack Hills & Holes, a classic example of ancient limestone grassland rich in wildflowers and butterflies, while the village church and several listed buildings speak to a long and well‑preserved local history. Economically the area is still rooted in farming, with a modest local services base and a community active in conservation and village life.
Postcode districts covering Barnack
Most populated places nearby
- Peterborough 6.8 miles
- Kettering 20.1 miles
- Kettering Town 20.3 miles
- Corby 15 miles
- Grantham 21.9 miles
- Rushden 24.8 miles
- Wisbech 24.3 miles
- Spalding 15.3 miles
- Melton Mowbray 22.2 miles
- Huntingdon 22 miles
- Market Harborough 23.7 miles
- March 21.6 miles
Neighbouring places
- Barnack Built-up area 0.4 miles
- Southorpe Parish 0.9 miles
- Ufford Built-up area 1 mile
- Bainton Parish 1.6 miles
- Wittering Built-up area 2.3 miles
- Uffington Built-up area 2.3 miles
- St. Martin's Without Parish 2.5 miles
- Tallington Built-up area 2.9 miles
- Helpston Built-up area 2.9 miles
- Wansford Built-up area 3.1 miles
- Thornhaugh Parish 3.1 miles
- Wothorpe Built-up area 3.1 miles
Example postcodes in Barnack
PE6 7DN, PE9 3EW, PE9 3JU, PE9 3JP, PE9 3AE, PE9 3AG, PE9 3HL, PE9 3DZ, PE6 7EN … See all
Transport links
- East Midlands Airport 41 miles
- Luton Airport 51.9 miles
- Stamford Railway Station 3.3 miles
- Peterborough Railway Station 7.5 miles
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Schools in Barnack
- Barnack C of E (Controlled) Primary School Primary
- Copthill Independent Day School & Nursery Independent - primary
Local points of interest
- Burghley House Historic site 2.1 miles
- Peterborough Museum and Art Gallery Museum 7.8 miles
- London Road Stadium Stadium 8.3 miles
- Fengate Archaeological site 8.6 miles
- Normanton Park Estate 8.7 miles
- Spanhoe Wood Forest 10.2 miles
- Vaudey Abbey Historic site 10.9 miles
- Must Farm Pile-dwelling Site Archaeological site 11 miles
- Walcot Hall Estate 12.2 miles
- Lyveden New Bield Historic site 13.2 miles
- Sawtry Abbey Historic site 15.5 miles
- Monks Wood National Nature Reserve Nature reserve 17 miles