Situated south of the
River Nene, on relatively high ground overlooking
The Fens, the area was
historically part of the
Isle of Ely in Cambridgeshire and of
Huntingdonshire, rather than the
Soke of Peterborough in
Northamptonshire. By 1901 Stanground was the only
civil parish in England contained partly in two
administrative counties. In 1901 the parish had a population of 1461. On 1 April 1905 the part in the county of
Huntingdon was designated a separate parish, Stanground South, within
Old Fletton Urban District and the anomaly removed; the remainder, in
Thorney Rural District, becoming
Stanground North. In 1965 Huntingdonshire and the Soke amalgamated as
Huntingdon and Peterborough and the Isle of Ely and historic Cambridgeshire (excluding Thorney Rural District which transferred to Huntingdon and Peterborough) amalgamated as
Cambridgeshire and the Isle of Ely. In 1974 Thorney
Rural District and
Old Fletton Urban District became part of the current
district in the new
non-metropolitan county. As part of a rural district prior to the passing of the Act, Stanground North remained parished. This redundant parish which contained no dwellings or residents was finally abolished on 1 April 2004. The ecclesiastical parish of
Saint John the Baptist in the
Diocese of Ely covers the whole area. However, it has now been placed under the pastoral care of the
Bishop of Peterborough, acting as
Assistant Bishop in the Diocese of Ely. Lampass Cross, a 12th-century
scheduled monument, stands in the churchyard. The parish, along with its church, appears as
Stoneground in the ghost stories of
E. G. Swain, who was vicar there from 1905–1916. Situated adjacent to the fire station, Stanground cemetery, which opened in 1890, has limited grave availability for those residents who have family already buried there. Stanground St. Johns
Church of England (
Voluntary Controlled)
Primary School, Oakdale Primary School, Southfields Infant and Junior schools, Heritage Park Primary School and St. Michael's Church of England (
Voluntary Aided) School are located in the area; secondary pupils attend
Stanground Academy.
Cambridgeshire Fire and Rescue Service maintain a fire station, crewed day and night and equipped with Water Tender and Multistar (aerial platform), off Whittlesey Road. ==Notable people==