only. Army depot From 1937 or 1938 there was an army depot alongside Mill Hill Road, on the south side. It extended over most of the length of Mill Hill Road. Intensely heightened political tension with Germany led to a period of rearmament, and a basic training camp for recruits was established. On the outbreak of World War II the camp was converted to be a base for the Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers. A searchlight and anti-aircraft gun emplacement were located within the camp, at the boundary at Great North Road. After the war some families continued in residence on the site until 1959, when the site was sold out of army usage. The Eastern Electricity Board purchased it and from 1960 used it as a works depot and training facility. The EEB planned to develop the site further, but the local authority planning strategy prevented that. The EEB later ran their activity down, and withdrew completely by 1977. Housebuilding took place on the land as it was vacated. The last remaining building from the Army activity was removed in 1983. Government Eaton Ford is within the area of St Neots Town Council; there is an Eaton Ford ward. Huntingdonshire District Council is the next tier, with offices in Huntingdon. It collects all council tax and administers/provides building regulations, planning and environmental checks/approvals, day centres, assessed housing benefits, parks, waste collections, a communal leisure budget and supports tourism. The next tier of local government is Cambridgeshire County Council, headquartered in Cambridge. This provides county-wide services such as road infrastructure, fire and rescue, education, social services, libraries and heritage. The fourth tier is the Peterborough and Cambridgeshire Combined Authority, responsible for strategic planning. Eaton Ford is in the Huntingdon parliamentary constituency. The Member of Parliament is (2021) Jonathan Djanogly (Conservative). Notes References External links Eatons Community Association St Neots Town Council – Contains information on Eaton Ford. Open Street Map: Eaton Ford. St Neots Villages in Cambridgeshire