Folksworth and Washingley
Coordinates: 52°29′35″N 0°19′12″W / 52.493°N 0.320°W Folksworth and Washingley is a civil parish near to Peterborough in Cambridgeshire, England. The parish comprises the villages of Folksworth and Washingley.
The parish was formed following the combination of the two separate parishes of Folksworth and of Washingley at some time between 1931 and 1951.
The civil parish of Folksworth and Washingley has a parish council. The parish council is elected by the residents of the parish who have registered on the electoral roll; the parish council is the lowest tier of government in England. A parish council is responsible for providing and maintaining a variety of local services including allotments and a cemetery; grass cutting and tree planting within public open spaces such as a village green or playing fields. The parish council reviews all planning applications that might affect the parish and makes recommendations to Huntingdonshire District Council, which is the local planning authority for the parish. The parish council also represents the views of the parish on issues such as local transport, policing and the environment. The parish council raises its own tax to pay for these services, known as the parish precept, which is collected as part of the Council Tax. Folksworth and Washingley Parish Council meets at the village hall on the 3rd Tuesday of the month at 7.20pm.
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