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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 Hermitage at Peakirk ) Hidden Heritage (retrieved 19 December 2009)〕 The parish church is dedicated to St Pega and the name of the village is derived from "Pega's church".〔(Church of St Pega ) Hidden Heritage (retrieved 19 December 2009)〕 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.〔http://www.peterboroughtoday.co.uk/news/environment/sale_mystery_as_buyer_seals_peakirk_deal_1_136982〕 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 world war one, and not just those who died.〔() Peakirk Village website〕 ==See also== *Peakirk railway station 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Peakirk」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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