Thornhaugh

Also known as Thornhaugh, Cambridgeshire

Thornhaugh is a civil parish and village in the city of Peterborough unitary authority, Cambridgeshire in the United Kingdom. For electoral purposes the parish forms part of the Glinton and Wittering ward and is in the North West Cambridgeshire constituency. It was formerly in the Soke of Peterborough (and later Huntingdon and Peterborough).

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Place details

Locality: Thornhaugh
Region: England
Country: United Kingdom
Population: 0
Timezone: Europe/London

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UK place.official_name: Thornhaugh
UK place.country: England
UK place.static_image_name: Sacrewell Watermill, Thornhaugh - geograph.org.uk - 952763.jpg
UK place.static_image_caption: Sacrewell Watermill, Thornhaugh
UK place.region: East of England
UK place.post_town: Peterborough
UK place.postcode_area: PE
UK place.postcode_district: PE8
UK place.lieutenancy_england: Cambridgeshire
UK place.unitary_england: Peterborough
UK place.hide_services: Yes
UK place.population: 182

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Population: 182
Image: Sacrewell Watermill, Thornhaugh - geograph.org.uk - 952763.jpg

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St Andrew's Church
Sacrewell
Bedford Purlieus
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Thornhaugh (or Thornhaw) is derived from Old English and means a thorn enclosed low-lying meadow beside a stream. There is evidence of a settlement here as far back as the 12th century, but probably has earlier origins. Although the village of Thornhaugh itself is quite small, the parish is one of the largest in the county of Cambridgeshire at . The parish is crossed by the A1 and A47 roads.