BurwellBurwell is a large village in Cambridgeshire. Burwell Lode runs along the western edge of the Village, with all land north and west of that being part of the area known as The Fens. The village name means "Spring by the Fort", referring to Burwell Castle, located close to a spring in the south of the village. | CambridgeThe city of Cambridge is a university town and the administrative centre of the county of Cambridgeshire, England. It lies in East Anglia about 50 miles (80 km) north of London. Cambridge is also at the heart of the high-technology centre known as Silicon Fen – a play on Silicon Valley and the fens surrounding the city. | |
ElyIt is commonly said that Ely derives its name from 'eel' and '-y' or '-ey' meaning island. This may be true, due to the position of Ely, an island in low-lying fens that were historically very marshy and rich in eels. It is also known as the Isle of Ely suggesting an island. It has even been claimed that, during the 11th century, monks of the town used eels as currency to pay their taxes. People are said to have walked around on stilts or used boats to get around the Fens and only people of the Fens knew the correct route so they wouldn't drown. | HoughtonHoughton is a village between Huntingdon and St Ives on the A1123 road, and not far south of RAF Wyton. It lies on the north bank of the River Great Ouse, where Houghton Mill is located. | |
MiltonMilton is a village just north of Cambridge. It expanded considerably in the late 1980s when two large housing estates were built between the bypass and the village resulting in a doubling of the population between the 1981 and 1991. Milton Country Park is located at the south-eastern edge of the village. It is built on the site of a former gravel quarry and has offered sanctuary for wildlife and plants since 1993. | RamseyRamsey is a small Cambridgeshire market town, north of Huntingdon and St Ives. The town manor is built on the site of (and using materials from) the ancient Ramsey Abbey, and is the seat of the Lords de Ramsey, one of the major landowners in Lincolnshire and Cambridgeshire. | |
St IvesSt Ives is a market town in Cambridgeshire, England, around 15 miles (24 km) north-west of the city of Cambridge. It lies within the historic county boundaries of Huntingdonshire. | StrethamStretham is a small village in East Cambridgeshire. It is located 3 miles (5 km) south of Ely along the A10. Its main attraction is Stretham Old Engine, a steam-powered pump used to drain the fens, the pump is still in use today although converted to electric power, it has open days throughout the year. | |
Sutton-in-the-IsleSutton-in-the-Isle, commonly referred to simply as Sutton, is a parish and village in the county of Cambridgeshire in England, near the city of Ely. The "in-the-Isle" suffix refers to the fact that the village is part of the Isle of Ely, once an island in The Fens. | Swaffham PriorSwaffham Prior is a village in East Cambridgeshire, England. Lying 5 miles west of Newmarket, and two miles south west of Burwell, the village is often paired with its neighbour Swaffham Bulbeck, and are collectively referred to as 'The Swaffhams'. Swaffham Prior was often known as Great Swaffham in past centuries. | |
ToftToft is a village situated in Cambridgeshire, England. It is approximately six miles to the west of Cambridge. Toft has 23 listed buildings of special architechtural or historic interest. Among these is Toft Manor, formerly the Rectory, which was built in 1844 with several cottages. | WisbechWisbech is a market town and inland port with a population of about 20,000 in the Fenland area of Cambridgeshire. The tidal River Nene runs through the centre of the town and is spanned by two bridges. The name is believed to mean on the back of the (River) Ouse, with Ouse being a common Celtic word relating to 'water'. | |
WitchfordWitchford is a small village near Ely in Cambridgeshire, England. | ||
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