Chesterton is a very small village, which can be found five miles to the West of Peterborough. Small in size but big in history, the area is rich in Roman history. A church and priest are mentioned in the Domesday Book but the present building dates back to the 12th century whilst the aisles and tower are 13th and early 14th centuries. In the 17th century the chancel and the porch were rebuilt for Robert Pigott, Lord of the Manor. Since then there has been no new building only constant restoration and repair. The most recent repairs to the tower and the nave roof were financed by American descendents of the Beville family who were Lords of the Manor before they emigrated in the early 17th century. See Peterborough Churchcrawler for further information.
