Further north from Woodwalton and also crossed by the railway is the Parish of Yaxley, comprising the hamlet of Norman Cross and the village of Yaxley, a large residential village at the southern edge of Peterborough and with the fens stretching away east from it.

The former Hundred of Norman Cross took its name from the Norman Cross, which formerly stood on the Ermine Street, where it was crossed by the road from Yaxley to Folksworth, roughly in the centre of the group of parishes which formed the Hundred.  Norman Cross was the site of a Napoleonic prisoner of war camp which existed between 1797 and 1814 and there are several houses extant from that period, beside the A15.

A bronze Eagle commemorating the camp, stood in a field close to the northbound carriageway of the A1 in the parish of Folksworth.  Unfortunately the column was damaged and the eagle stolen.

The village of Yaxley has been developed on two levels.  The lower part, adjacent to the fen is the oldest and, prior to the draining of the fens, served as an inland port to boats sailing on Whittlesea Mere.  Most of the prisoners bound for the Norman Cross Barracks were delivered this way.  In those times, Yaxley was a town with its own market, stocks and hanging place.  A few older buildings survive in the conservation area, including half-timbered houses of the 17th Century.  The Church is a notable one for it shows work of all medieval periods and its spire is a landmark across the fens.

On the higher ground, Yaxley was developed as a "Key Rural Centre" and many houses have been built in recent years together with a shopping centre, three schools, health centre, club, library and police station adding to its appearance of a small town.  Leisure is catered for with allotments, playing fields, all weather pitches, three village halls and two social clubs.