- Keyston
Infobox UK place
official_name= Keyston
country= England
region= East of England
os_grid_reference= TL044735
latitude= 52.35
longitude= -0.47
post_town=
postcode_area=
postcode_district=
dial_code=
shire_county=Cambridgeshire
shire_district=Huntingdonshire
population=
hide_services= YesKeyston – in
Huntingdonshire (now part ofCambridgeshire ),England – is avillage near Molesworth west ofHuntingdon .The village lies at the western end of Huntingdonshire and the parish's western border coincides with the county boundary with
Northamptonshire . The village is built around the brook that runs through its centre with the brook at about 45 metres above sea-level.The civil parish of Keyston was abolished in 1935 in creating the larger parish of "
Bythorn and Keyston ", and the ecclesiastical parish followed a year later.cite web|url=http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/HUN/Keyston/index.html|title=Keyston Parish Page|publisher=Genuki] [cite web|url=http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/relationships.jsp?u_id=10254360|title=Bythorn and Keyston|publisher=visiononfbritain.org.uk]The village church of
St John the Baptist dates from the 13th century, with the present nave and aisles having been built in around 1250. The chancel followed in around 1280 and the tower in around 1300. The church is renowned for its oaken cadaver, a memorial consisting of a wooden skeleton, taken from a fifteenth-century tomb.The village is also home to The Pheasant pub, known for its cuisine.
Population
Census figures after 1935 are included in the parish of
Bythorn and Keyston.References
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