Leverington

Leverington
Leverington Leverington shown within Cambridgeshire
Population	2,914
OS grid reference	TF4411
District	Fenland
Shire county	Cambridgeshire
Region	East
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	Wisbech
Postcode district	PE13
Dialling code	01945
Police	Cambridgeshire
Fire	Cambridgeshire
Ambulance	East of England
EU Parliament	East of England
List of places UK England Cambridgeshire

Coordinates: 52°40′56″N 0°08′09″E / 52.6822°N 0.1359°E / 52.6822; 0.1359

Leverington is a village and civil parish in the Fenland district of Cambridgeshire, to the north of Wisbech. At the time of the 2001 census, the parish's population was 2,914 people.^[1] Parson Drove and Gorefield were formerly part of the parish, until 1870.

St Leonard's church

The 13th century church of St Leonard is a Grade I listed building,^[2] noted for its spire and carved font.

Leverington Hall, originally constructed in the 17th century, is also Grade I listed.^[3]

References

↑ Office for National Statistics: Leverington CP: Parish headcounts. Retrieved 12 December 2009
↑ "Name: CHURCH OF ST LEONARD List entry Number: 1160993". English Heritage. Retrieved 23 July 2014.
↑ "Name: LEVERINGTON HALL List entry Number: 1125948". English Heritage. Retrieved 23 July 2014.

External links

Media related to Leverington at Wikimedia Commons

Ceremonial county of Cambridgeshire

Unitary authorities	City of Peterborough

Boroughs or districts	City of Cambridge District of East Cambridgeshire District of Fenland District of Huntingdonshire District of South Cambridgeshire

Major settlements	Cambridge Cambourne Chatteris Ely Godmanchester Huntingdon March Peterborough Ramsey St Ives St Neots Soham Whittlesey Wisbech See also: List of civil parishes in Cambridgeshire

Rivers	Great Ouse (Old Bedford New Bedford Cam Kym Lark Little Ouse) Nene Stour Welland

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