Eastfield is a residential area of the city of Peterborough, Cambridgeshire in the United Kingdom. History Early history Present-day Peterborough is the latest in a series of settlements which have at one time or other benefited from its situation where the Nene History Cambridgeshire is noted as the site of some of the earliest known Neolithic permanent settlement in the United Kingdom, along with sites at Fengate The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located For electoral purposes it comprises the main part of Peterborough East ward. As of 2001 this has a resident population of 8,424. Of a total 3,824 households, 52. 88% are owner occupied, compared to 66. 30% in the Peterborough unitary authority area. See also Independent city A unitary authority is a type of Local authority that has a single tier and is responsible for all Local government functions [1]
The parish of Saint Mary the Virgin was created by Order-in-Council on 01 September 1857. A parish is a Local church; it is an administrative unit typically found in episcopal or presbyterian churches This ecumenical article is about general Christian views on and veneration of the Virgin Mary An Order-in-Council is a type of legislation in Commonwealth Realms. It was the largest parish in the city and comprised of Boongate/Eastgate, Eastfield and Newark (then an outlying village) to the east of Peterborough city centre. Newark was a hamlet of the Parish of Saint Mary the Virgin in the Soke of Peterborough in the United Kingdom. A Victorian church was commissioned and to serve as a "poor church" for the parish and the foundation stone laid on 30 September 1859. The term Victorian architecture can refer to one of a number of Architectural styles predominantly employed during the Victorian era. Consisting of a nave and south aisle built of relatively cheap local stone, the church was consecrated on 07 August 1860. During the twentieth century the church began to fall into a state of disrepair and on 22 October 1989 work began on a new church. This was dedicated by William, Lord Bishop of Peterborough on 16 November 1991. William John Westwood (28 December 1925 (in Saul Gloucestershire) &ndash 15 September 1999 was the 36th Anglican Bishop of Peterborough from 1984 to [2]
Newark Hill County Primary School was first opened in 1959. See also Primary education A primary school (from French école primaire) is an institution where children receive the first stage of Compulsory The school admits up to 60 children each year and has a total capacity of 420 pupils. Abbotsmede County Primary is also located in the area.
Eastholm School was founded in 1853 but moved to its present site in two stages, Eastholme Secondary Modern School for Girls in 1957 and Eastholme Secondary Modern School for Boys in 1966. A Secondary Modern School is a type of Secondary school that existed in most of the United Kingdom from 1944 until the early 1970s under the Tripartite System The two schools were amalgamated in 1973 and became comprehensive for pupils aged 11–18 when education in the county was reorganised in 1976. A comprehensive school is a Secondary school and State school for children from the age of 11 to at least 16 that does not select children on the basis of academic The school, renamed Hereward Community College in 1997, was closed in July 2007 and merged with Deacon's and John Mansfield to form the flagship Thomas Deacon Academy which opened in September 2007. Deacon's School was located in Dogsthorpe, Peterborough, and was known for rivalry with the nearby King's School. John Mansfield School was located in the Dogsthorpe area of Peterborough, England The Thomas Deacon Academy is an academy located in Peterborough, England. [3]
Peterborough Regional College was established in 1946 as Peterborough Technical College. Peterborough Regional College, established in 1946 as Peterborough Technical College is a major college of further and Higher education in Peterborough In 1952 the first instalment of the purpose built Eastfield site opened on land adjacent to the East of England Showground. Peterborough Agricultural Society relocated to a 250 acre (101 ha) site at Alwalton in 1965 and the college was completed in 1969. Alwalton in Huntingdonshire (now part of Cambridgeshire) England is a village five miles to the west of Peterborough. [4]
Frank Perkins formed and registered the company F. Perkins Limited to develop and manufacture the lightweight high-speed diesel engine in 1932. Frank Perkins ( 20 February 1889 – 15 October 1967) was a British Engineer, Businessman Perkins Engines, a subsidiary of Caterpillar Inc is a Diesel engine manufacturer for several markets including marine and stationary Power plant A diesel engine is an Internal combustion engine which operates using the Diesel cycle (named after Dr In 1940 the Eastfield headquarters plant opened and production officially commenced in 1947 transforming it from a small, family business to a large, modern company which would ultimately assume world-leader status. [5]
References
- ^ 2001 Census Area Statistics Office for National Statistics, April 2001
- ^ Extract from the Statement of Significance St. The Office for National Statistics (ONS is the executive office of the UK Statistics Authority, a non-ministerial department which reports directly Mary the Virgin, Peterborough (retrieved 13 January 2008)
- ^ Past and present students urged to look back for the future Peterborough City Council, Ref. Events 532 - Nika riots in Constantinople. 888 - Odo Count of Paris becomes King of the Franks 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common 07/03/RG, 05 March 2007)
- ^ Peterborough Regional College – 60 years in business Peterborough Regional College (retrieved 18 August 2007)
- ^ Perkins Heritage Perkins Engines Company (retrieved 13 January 2008)
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