CHESTERTON, a parish in the district of Peterborough and county of Huntingdon; on the verge of the county, and on Ermine-street and the river Nen, 2 ½ miles SE of Castor r. station, and 5 ½ SW of Peterborough. Post-town, Castor, under Peterborough. Acres, 1,330. Real property, £2,447. Pop., 129. Houses, 22. The manor belonged to the Bevils, the Drydens, the Piggots, and the Wallers; and belongs now to the Marquis of Huntley. A single-ditched camp is at Castle-field. The living is a rectory, united with the rectory of Haddon, in the diocese of Ely. Value, £800. Patron, the Marquis of Huntley. The church is partly Norman, partly early English, in good condition; and has several ancient monuments.
Source: The Imperial Gazetteer of England & Wales [Wilson, John M]. A. Fullarton & Co. N. d. c. [1870-72].
