Elton is situated within Huntingdonshire which is a non-metropolitan district of Cambridgeshire as well as being a historic county of England.

Elton is a small village within the historic boundaries of Huntingdonshire (now part of Cambridgeshire), England.

Elton Hall and the hamlet of Over End are located on the same road a mile south of the village.

In 1085, William the Conqueror ordered that a survey should be carried out across his kingdom to discover who owned which parts and what it was worth.

The Domesday Book uses a number of units of measure for areas of land that are now unfamiliar terms, such as hides and ploughlands.

[4] The tax assessment in the Domesday Book was known as geld or danegeld and was a type of land-tax based on the hide or ploughland.

Elton's medieval buildings were destroyed long ago and archaeologists have not be able to excavate the ruins.

[citation needed] Elton is two miles away from Fotheringhay Castle, where Mary, Queen of Scots was beheaded in 1587.

A parish council is responsible for providing and maintaining a variety of local services including allotments and a cemetery; grass cutting and tree planting within public open spaces such as a village green or playing fields.

For Elton the highest tier of local government is Cambridgeshire County Council which has administration buildings in Cambridge.

[12] Elton is part of the electoral division of Norman Cross[10] and is represented on the county council by two councillors.

The village has two pubs: The Crown Inn [14] and The Black Horse, two hair salons, a general stores shop and a garden centre.

Elton Hall, which is the home of Sir William Proby, is a part Gothic house, which stands in the midst of unspoilt landscaped parkland.

Elton Hall lies at the heart of a 3,800 acre Estate made up of farms, houses, cottages and commercial property, together with woodland.