Sapley
Area of Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire, England
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Sapley is a historic village in Cambridgeshire, now a suburb of Huntingdon, in the Huntingdonshire district.[1]
| Sapley | |
|---|---|
The Longbow public house, Sapley | |
Location within Cambridgeshire | |
| Civil parish | |
| District | |
| Shire county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Police | Cambridgeshire |
| Fire | Cambridgeshire |
| Ambulance | East of England |
| UK Parliament | |
History
The historic Sapley Forest was owned by the Cromwell family.[2]
Until 1858 Sapley was an extra-parochial area,[3] in 1851 the extra-parochial area had a population of 13.[4]
Sapley Park is the main area of Sapley.[5] In May 2017, a memorial was unveiled in Sapley Park dedicated to the Oxmoor plane crash.[6]