St Peters
Major Settlement in the Parish of St Peters
Historical Forms
- ecclesia Sancti Petri 1119–46 Gesta
- ecclesia Beati Petri c.1180 ib
- cimiterie Saint Piere 1328 ib
- Seint Petres 1487 Dugdiii
- Seynt Peters 1536 Recov
- parish of Senpeters 1654 ParReg(Aldenham)
Etymology
The parish originally covered 13,000 acres and included the later parishes of Northaw, Ridge and Sandridge as well as the abbey parish of St Andrews.