
Town or village· Postcode PE9
Bainton
Cambridgeshire, East of England · population 333 · Photo: Wikimedia Commons
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Bainton
Bainton is a village and civil parish in the Peterborough unitary authority area of Cambridgeshire, England. Bainton is on the southern edge of the Welland valley and lies 7.4 miles (11.9 km) north-west of Peterborough and 4 miles (6.4 km) east of Stamford. Ashton is a neighbouring hamlet and lies approximately 1 mile (1.6 km) south-east of Bainton within the same civil parish. At the time of the 2001 census, the parish's population was 305 people by the 2011 census the parish's population was 290 people and by the 2021 census the parish's population was 330 people.
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CouncilOfsted chief inspector visits Coventry after children’s services achieve outstanding rating
Sir Martyn Oliver toured the council on 17 September to discuss the recent outstanding Ofsted rating, the partnerships driving improvement and plans for school-places and child-focused housing.
Coventry4 hours ago
CouncilOver 2,000 Coventry social homes upgraded with insulation, solar panels and heat pumps
A £67.6 million programme delivered by Citizen, the council and partners has fitted external wall insulation, solar panels, heat pumps and fans to more than two thousand social houses, cutting tenants’ energy bills.
Coventry6 hours ago
CouncilCoventry Market to receive £1.25m external upgrade
Coventry City Council, backed by West Midlands funding and the Hill Group, will spend at least £1.25 million on external improvements to the Grade II listed market, with work set to begin early next year.
Coventry7 hours ago
CouncilCoventry launches 'It's K to Talk' campaign to curb ketamine use among youth
Positive Choices, commissioned by the council, has rolled out the ‘It’s K to Talk’ campaign, co-designed with young people, after an 80 % jump in local ketamine-related support requests since March 2025.
Coventry9 hours ago
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What's on in and around Bainton
Huddersfield Town Women
Sun 11 Oct, 14:00Weston Homes Stadium, Sutton

Flo & Joan - With Feeling
Fri 23 Oct, 19:30Key Theatre, Peterborough

Queen of the Night - A Tribute to Whitney Houston
Sun 25 Oct, 19:30New Theatre Peterborough, Peterborough

Chris Ramsey: Here Man
Thu 29 Oct, 19:30The Cresset, Peterborough

Norwich City Women
Thu 29 Oct, 19:45Weston Homes Stadium, Peterborough

Scouting For Girls Live in Peterborough Cathedral
Fri 30 Oct, 19:00Peterborough Cathedral, Peterborough

Days out around Bainton
View allJohn Clare's grave
Helpston · 1.9 miles
The children of John Clare Primary School annually place 'midsummer cushions' around the grave. These are a Northamptonshire tradition recorded by Clare: a rectangle of greensward with summer flowers pushed into it.
The Stamford Spa
Wothorpe · 5 miles
Former source of mineralised water. Round stone basin with stone lid. A good history is "Stamford Spa" (2017). YouTube video, added by erasedculture [Online]. Available at www.youtube.com/watch?v=qaSI-DhD4Fc (Accessed 2020-10-26)
Sibson Lake
Water Newton · 5 miles
Close to historic Stamford, Wansford and Peterborough. A short walk from the Nene Valley Railway, combining floating eco-retreats,safe & secure leisure moorings on a beautiful stretch of the Nene. The site was excavated and opened to the river 12/08/2018.
Bourne Castle
Bourne · 8.7 miles
Bourne Castle was a Norman motte and double bailey castle. It was destroyed after being used by Oliver Cromwell's troops in 1645, and a farmhouse was built on its site
Woolsthorpe Manor (Isaac Newton's Birthplace)
Colsterworth · 16 miles
Birthplace of Isaac Newton, scientist.
Bainton Buttercross
Bainton · 0.1 miles
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St Mary
Stamford
Bainton Reading Room
Barnack Road, Stamford
Barnack Community Church
Stamford
St Lawrence of Rome, Tallington
Church Lane, Stamford
Helpston Garden Centre
Helpston
Saint John the Baptist
Stamford