▁there ▁and ▁there ▁used ▁to ▁be ▁a ▁few ▁pub s ". ▁However , ▁these ▁pub s ▁are ▁no ▁longer ▁present ▁within ▁the ▁village . ▁ ▁It ▁has ▁been ▁said ▁that ; ▁▁ ▁" There ▁was ▁a ▁great ▁fire ▁which ▁bur nt ▁down ▁much ▁of ▁the ▁village ▁in ▁around ▁ 1 9 1 0 " ▁Edward ian ▁era . ▁The ▁houses ▁were ▁that ched ▁which ▁meant ▁that ▁the ▁fire ▁spread ▁through ▁the ▁village ▁easily . ▁ ▁Government ▁▁ ▁Win wick ▁is ▁a ▁small ▁parish ▁and ▁has ▁a ▁parish ▁meeting ▁rather ▁than ▁a ▁parish ▁council . ▁ ▁Win wick ▁was ▁in ▁the ▁historic ▁and ▁administrative ▁county ▁of ▁Hun ting d ons hire ▁until ▁ 1 9 6 5 . ▁From ▁ 1 9 6 5 , ▁the ▁village ▁was ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁new ▁administrative ▁county ▁of ▁Hun ting don ▁and ▁Peter borough . ▁Then ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 4 , ▁following ▁the ▁Local ▁Government ▁Act ▁ 1 9 7 2 , ▁Win wick ▁became ▁a ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁county ▁of ▁Camb rid ges hire . ▁ ▁The ▁second ▁tier ▁of ▁local ▁government ▁is ▁Hun ting d ons hire ▁District ▁Council ▁which ▁is ▁a ▁non - met ropol itan ▁district ▁of ▁Camb rid ges hire ▁and ▁has ▁its ▁headquarters ▁in ▁Hun ting don . ▁Hun ting d ons hire ▁District ▁Council ▁has ▁ 5 2 ▁coun c ill ors ▁representing ▁ 2 9 ▁district ▁w ards . ▁Hun ting d ons hire ▁District ▁Council ▁collect s ▁the ▁council ▁tax , ▁and ▁provides ▁services ▁such ▁as