Peakirk

Peakirk
Peakirk
Peakirk shown within Cambridgeshire
Unitary authority	Peterborough
Ceremonial county	Cambridgeshire
Region	East
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	Peterborough
Postcode district	PE6
Dialling code	01733
EU Parliament	East of England
List of places UK England Cambridgeshire 52°37′59″N 0°16′01″W / 52.633°N 0.267°W / 52.633; -0.267Coordinates: 52°37′59″N 0°16′01″W / 52.633°N 0.267°W / 52.633; -0.267

Peakirk is a civil parish in the city of Peterborough, Cambridgeshire in the United Kingdom. For local government purposes it forms part of Newborough ward; for parliamentary purposes it falls within Peterborough constituency. In 2001, the parish had a population of 321 persons and 139 households.

Saint Pega (died c. 719) the sister of Saint Guthlac of Crowland, had a hermitage here. The parish church is dedicated to St Pega and the name of the village is derived from "Pega's church".

The Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust, founded by Sir Peter Scott in 1946 to preserve and maintain Britain's many species of waterfowl, had a reserve here until 2001.

Glinton cum Peakirk Church of England (Voluntary Aided) Primary School is situated in neighbouring Glinton; secondary pupils attend Arthur Mellows Village College also in Glinton.

Peakirk also has an unusual war memorial. An oak-panelled frame with 48 photographs and details of the service of all who served from the village during the First World War, and not just those who died.

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