It was formerly in the Soke of Peterborough in Northamptonshire.

In the 13th century the village became a " Soke ", which meant it was independent of the local Hundred Court at Barford.

On the establishment of Quarter Sessions in 1349, the separate jurisdiction of the Soke was still maintained as distinct from that of the county of Northampton ; and, except for parliamentary purposes and matters relating to the militia, it was entirely independent of that county.

The Soke county council was granted a coat of arms by the College of Arms in 1950.

The commission identified particular problems in the administration of the Soke of Peterborough, where 80 % of the population of the county lay within the City of Peterborough, which was itself seeking county borough status.

The LGCE concluded that the Soke was too small to continue as a separate county, and needed to become part of a larger authority.

The new county was formed on 1 April 1965 from the areas of the administrative counties of Huntingdonshire and Soke of Peterborough ( with minor boundary changes ) and Thorney Rural District from the Isle of Ely.

The Huntingdon and Peterborough Fire Brigade was formed on the same date by the merger of Huntingdonshire Fire Brigade and the Soke of Peterborough Fire Brigade.

In some counties there were multiple Quarter Sessions, quite apart from the urban areas: for example, Yorkshire had its North Riding, West Riding, and East Riding ; whilst Northamptonshire's Soke of Peterborough was administered separately.

The parish was also in the Bolingbroke Soke.

It was first mentioned as a separate county in 1159, but as late as the 14th century it was referred to as the ' Soke of Rutland '.

Situated south of the River Nene, on relatively high ground overlooking The Fens, the area was historically part of the Isle of Ely in Cambridgeshire and of Huntingdonshire, rather than the Soke of Peterborough in Northamptonshire.

In other parts, however, the topography suggests that its use as a canal was unlikely: The segment which ran, and to some extent still runs, through the Soke of Peterborough rises from the River Nene to a ridge at Eye then falls to the River Welland.

The rest of the Soke was part of Northamptonshire parliamentary county, except the area south of the River Nene in the historic county of Huntingdonshire and Thorney in the Isle of Ely, which was considered part of Cambridgeshire.

The Great Reform Act did not affect the borough, while the rural portion of the Soke was included in the northern division of Northamptonshire.

New Fletton was transferred from Huntingdonshire in 1868 and in 1918 the parliamentary borough was abolished and replaced with a new division of the parliamentary county of Northampton with the Soke of Peterborough,

The last officially known Soke of Kōga-ryū was 14th headmaster Fujita Seiko ( 1898-1966 ).

The parish is part of the former Soke of Peterborough, which was considered part of Northamptonshire but was more recently part of Cambridgeshire.

The parish is part of the former Soke of Peterborough, which was considered part of Northamptonshire but was more recently part of Cambridgeshire.

It created new entities called " administrative counties " that constituted all the county apart from the county boroughs: also some traditional subdivisions of counties were constituted administrative counties, for instance the Soke of Peterborough in Northamptonshire and the Isle of Ely in Cambridgeshire.

The Soke had also a separate rate, out of which all payments were made, and a separate police force, the Liberty of Peterborough Constabulary, appointed by and under the control of the magistrates of the Soke.

Matsubushi is also the birthplace of Shoto Tanemura, current Soke of the Genbukan World Ninpo federation.

He is a direct student of Grand Master, Hanshi, Nolasco Rivas, and also has a special relationship with Grand Master, Soke, Carlos Díaz.

* Soke of Peterborough, an historic area in England

* Northamptonshire, including the Soke of Peterborough

The Soke of Peterborough is an historic area of England that is traditionally associated with the City and Diocese of Peterborough, but considered part of Northamptonshire.

The Church of England, however, still describes the diocese as consisting of Northamptonshire, Rutland and the Soke of Peterborough ( i. e. the part of the city north of the River Nene ).

They could try and decide many serious crimes, including treason and murder, which normally could only be heard and determined in a Court of Assize, and in view of the special powers of the liberty justices, a Judge of Assize had no power to act in the Soke of Peterborough.

The Local Government Act 1894 divided the Soke into three districts ; the existent city ( 1541 ) and municipal borough ( 1874 ) of Peterborough, and the two rural districts of Peterborough and Barnack.

The Local Government Act 1888 created four small neighbouring administrative counties in the east of England: Cambridgeshire, Isle of Ely, Huntingdonshire and the Soke of Peterborough.

Accordingly, the draft proposals were to combine the Isle of Ely, Huntingdonshire and the Soke of Peterborough with Cambridgeshire ( less the City of Cambridge ).

Near Stamford ( actually in the historic Soke of Peterborough and the parish of Barnack ) is Burghley House, an Elizabethan mansion, vast and ornate, built by the First Minister of Elizabeth I, Sir William Cecil, later Lord Burghley.

The term " soke ", unlike " sake ", sometimes applied to the district over which the right of jurisdiction extended ( compare Soke of Peterborough.

** Soke of Peterborough

The Local Government Act 1888 created four small neighbouring administrative counties in the east of England: Cambridgeshire, Isle of Ely, Huntingdonshire and the Soke of Peterborough.

* The Soke of Peterborough ( the parts of Peterborough to the south of the River Nene, formerly in the historic county of Huntingdonshire, are within the Diocese of Ely — however, these parishes were placed under the pastoral care of the Bishop of Peterborough, acting as an Assistant Bishop in the Diocese of Ely.

The Soke ( head of, and heir to the style ) of Masaki-ryu Bujutsu, Nawa Yumio, has written several books on the subject and has worked as an historical consultant on matters dealing with law-enforcement and Mizukoshi Hiro ’ s recently reprinted book Torinawajutsu offers historical background followed by thorough, practical instruction in more than 25 traditional ties including some recreated from rare and very old texts.

In the late Edo era, the twenty-fifth Soke, Takatomo Kuki, devised the Kihongata that consisted of eight techniques used for teaching the basics of the Ryu arts to beginners-however, this review did little to quell its brutality in learning and teaching.

The Kuki family maintains the family line, which is called " Kukishinden Tenshin Hyoho ", led by Eichoku Takatsuka under the supervision of the current 28th Soke, Ietaka Kuki.

* Nobukawa-Ha Shito-Ryu Karate-Do: Founded by Soke Kuniaki Nobukawa, 8th ( Hachi ) Dan holder from Japan Karate-Do Federation and the title of Hanshi.

Soke Kuniaki Nobukawa had learned Karate-Do under Master Hayashi Teruo of Hayashi-Ha and Master Tani Chojiro of Tani-Ha Shito-Ryu.

The Soke had its own magistrates, who were appointed by the Lord Paramount, acting under a commission of oyer and terminer, and gaol delivery, as well as under the ordinary commission, and the magistrates for the liberty retained the power of hanging a criminal in cases of murder, which in fact they exercised so late as the year 1812.

In 1877 Queen Victoria confirmed these commissions and endorsed the ancient privileges of jurisdiction of the liberty justices and at the same time excluded the High Sheriff of Northamptonshire from exercising his authority in the Soke.

Under an amendment by Lord Exeter to the Local Government Act 1888, the Soke became a separate administrative county in its own right, distinct from the remainder of Northamptonshire.