Maxey
Built-up area in Peterborough, England
| Coordinates: | 52.66, -0.333 |
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| OS grid ref: | TF 12 08 |
| Population: | 708 |
Maxey is a small village and civil parish in the City of Peterborough unitary authority, in the ceremonial county of Cambridgeshire. It sits in the low-lying Fens, close to the River Welland and a network of drains and dykes, so the surrounding landscape is largely flat, intensely farmed arable land with good opportunities for birdwatching and other wildlife interests.
The village has medieval roots and still shows its history in a compact centre of older buildings and a parish community; agriculture remains important to the local economy, while many residents commute to Peterborough or nearby Stamford for work. Local life centres on village events and amenities such as the hall and green, and the rural setting makes it popular with people who value country living within easy reach of larger towns.
Postcode districts covering Maxey
Most populated places nearby
- Peterborough 6.3 miles10.1 km
- Kettering 24 miles38.6 km
- Kettering Town 24.2 miles38.9 km
- Corby 19 miles30.6 km
- Grantham 21.5 miles34.6 km
- Wisbech 21 miles33.7 km
- Spalding 11.3 miles18.3 km
- Melton Mowbray 24.3 miles39.1 km
- Huntingdon 23.1 miles37.1 km
- March 19.3 miles31 km
- Stamford 6.4 miles10.4 km
- Sleaford 23.6 miles38 km
Neighbouring places
- West Deeping Built-up area 1.3 miles2 km
- Deeping Gate Parish 1.3 miles2.1 km
- Northborough Built-up area 1.5 miles2.4 km
- Market Deeping Built-up area 1.6 miles2.6 km
- Market & West Deeping Ward 1.7 miles2.7 km
- Helpston Built-up area 1.8 miles2.9 km
- Deeping St. James Built-up area 2 miles3.2 km
- Etton Parish 2 miles3.3 km
- Tallington Built-up area 2.1 miles3.3 km
- Glinton Built-up area 2.2 miles3.6 km
- Bainton Parish 2.4 miles3.8 km
- Langtoft Built-up area 2.5 miles4.1 km
Example postcodes in Maxey
PE6 9ER, PE6 9HD, PE6 9EB, PE6 9ES, PE6 9EW, PE6 9EG, PE6 9HJ, PE6 9ED, PE6 9EP … See all
Transport links
- East Midlands Airport 43.3 miles69.6 km
- Luton Airport 54.3 miles87.4 km
- Stamford Railway Station 6.2 miles10 km
- Peterborough Railway Station 6.8 miles11 km
Hotels near Maxey Ad
- The Deeping Stage 1.2 miles2 km
- Black Horse 3.7 miles6 km
- The George Hotel of Stamford 4 6.1 miles9.9 km
- Crown Hotel Stamford 4 6.2 miles10 km
- The Haycock Manor Hotel 4 6.6 miles10.6 km
- William Cecil 4 6.1 miles9.8 km
- Thorpe Lodge Hotel 6.8 miles10.9 km
- Park Inn by Radisson Peterborough 3 7.2 miles11.6 km
- The Bull Hotel, Sure Hotel Collection 4 7 miles11.3 km
- Holiday Inn Peterborough West 4 6.9 miles11.1 km
Local points of interest
- Burghley House Historic site 5.2 miles8.3 km
- Peterborough Museum and Art Gallery Museum 7.1 miles11.5 km
- Fengate Archaeological site 7.2 miles11.6 km
- London Road Stadium Stadium 7.7 miles12.3 km
- Must Farm Pile-dwelling Site Archaeological site 9.8 miles15.8 km
- Vaudey Abbey Historic site 10 miles16 km
- Normanton Park Estate 12 miles19.4 km
- Spanhoe Wood Forest 14.1 miles22.7 km
- Walcot Hall Estate 14.8 miles23.8 km
- Sawtry Abbey Historic site 16.5 miles26.6 km
- Lyveden New Bield Historic site 16.8 miles27.1 km
- Monks Wood National Nature Reserve Nature reserve 18.3 miles29.5 km