Maxey
Parish in Peterborough, England
| Coordinates: | 52.658, -0.343 |
|---|---|
| OS grid ref: | TF 12 07 |
| Population: | 708 |
| Dialling code: | 01780 (Stamford) |
Maxey is a small village and civil parish in the unitary authority of Peterborough, in the ceremonial county of Cambridgeshire, set on the edge of the low-lying Fens and close to the River Welland. Its position between Peterborough and historic Stamford gives it a quietly rural character while still being within commuting distance of larger towns.
Historically agricultural, the village retains a strong farming presence alongside a close-knit community life centred on the church, village hall and occasional fetes; surrounding marshes and wetland reserves are locally important for wildlife and reflect the long history of fenland drainage and management in the area.
Postcode districts covering Maxey
Most populated places nearby
- Peterborough 6.3 miles10.2 km
- Kettering 23.6 miles37.9 km
- Kettering Town 23.8 miles38.2 km
- Corby 18.6 miles29.9 km
- Grantham 21.4 miles34.5 km
- Wisbech 21.4 miles34.4 km
- Spalding 11.8 miles18.9 km
- Melton Mowbray 23.9 miles38.5 km
- Huntingdon 23 miles37 km
- March 19.6 miles31.5 km
- Stamford 6 miles9.7 km
- Sleaford 23.7 miles38.2 km
Neighbouring places
- Maxey Built-up area 0.4 miles0.7 km
- West Deeping Built-up area 1 mile1.7 km
- Helpston Built-up area 1.6 miles2.5 km
- Tallington Built-up area 1.7 miles2.8 km
- Deeping Gate Parish 1.8 miles2.8 km
- Northborough Built-up area 1.9 miles3.1 km
- Bainton Parish 1.9 miles3.1 km
- Market Deeping Built-up area 2 miles3.2 km
- Etton Parish 2 miles3.2 km
- Market & West Deeping Ward 2.1 miles3.3 km
- Glinton Built-up area 2.4 miles3.9 km
- Deeping St. James Built-up area 2.4 miles3.9 km
Example postcodes in Maxey
PE6 9HG, PE6 9EN, PE6 9HQ, PE6 9HN, PE6 9EP, PE6 9EG, PE6 9ED, PE6 9EF, PE6 9EH … See all
Transport links
- East Midlands Airport 42.9 miles69.1 km
- Luton Airport 54.1 miles87.1 km
- Stamford Railway Station 5.8 miles9.3 km
- Peterborough Railway Station 6.9 miles11.1 km
Hotels near Maxey Ad
- The Deeping Stage 1.6 miles2.6 km
- Black Horse 3.9 miles6.2 km
- The George Hotel of Stamford 4 5.7 miles9.2 km
- Crown Hotel Stamford 4 5.8 miles9.3 km
- The Haycock Manor Hotel 4 6.2 miles10 km
- William Cecil 4 5.6 miles9.1 km
- Thorpe Lodge Hotel 6.8 miles10.9 km
- Park Inn by Radisson Peterborough 3 7.3 miles11.7 km
- The Bull Hotel, Sure Hotel Collection 4 7.1 miles11.5 km
- Holiday Inn Express Peterborough 3 7.6 miles12.3 km
Local points of interest
- Burghley House Historic site 4.7 miles7.6 km
- Peterborough Museum and Art Gallery Museum 7.2 miles11.6 km
- Fengate Archaeological site 7.4 miles11.9 km
- London Road Stadium Stadium 7.7 miles12.4 km
- Vaudey Abbey Historic site 9.9 miles16 km
- Must Farm Pile-dwelling Site Archaeological site 10 miles16.1 km
- Normanton Park Estate 11.6 miles18.7 km
- Spanhoe Wood Forest 13.7 miles22 km
- Walcot Hall Estate 14.5 miles23.4 km
- Lyveden New Bield Historic site 16.4 miles26.5 km
- Sawtry Abbey Historic site 16.5 miles26.5 km
- Monks Wood National Nature Reserve Nature reserve 18.2 miles29.3 km