Hilgay Fen

Hilgay Fen is a marsh in Norfolk, East of England, England. Hilgay Fen is situated nearby to the village Ten Mile Bank, as well as near Southery.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Church of St Mark and Church of St Mary.

Church of St Mark

Church

Photo: James Yardley, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Church of St Mary

Church

Photo: John Salmon, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Church of St Mary is situated 1½ miles east of Hilgay Fen.

Church of All Saints

Church

Photo: John Salmon, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Church of All Saints is situated 2½ miles northeast of Hilgay Fen.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Black Horse Drove and Little Ouse.

Black Horse Drove

Village

Photo: Mick Watson, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Black Horse Drove is a linear hamlet that lies 7 miles north-north-east of Ely in Cambridgeshire, England, in the civil parish of Littleport. The hamlet is off the Ten Mile Bank, a long road which runs along the north-western bank of the river Great Ouse between Littleport and Southery in Norfolk. Black Horse Drove is situated 2½ miles south of Hilgay Fen.

Little Ouse

Hamlet

Photo: Bob Jones, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Little Ouse is a hamlet in Littleport parish, East Cambridgeshire, England, about 3.5 miles north-east of Littleport village. It lies on the left bank of the River Little Ouse, which here marks the boundary between Cambridgeshire and Norfolk. Little Ouse is situated 4 miles south of Hilgay Fen.

Welney

Village

Photo: James Yardley, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Welney is a village and civil parish in the Fens of England and the county of Norfolk. The village is about 10 miles south-west of the town of Downham Market, 20 miles south of the town of King's Lynn and 45 miles west of the city of Norwich. Welney is situated 4½ miles west of Hilgay Fen.

Hilgay Fen

Type: Marsh
Category: body of water
Location: Norfolk, East of England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

52.53333° or 52° 32′ north

Longitude

0.35° or 0° 21′ east

Elevation

-7 feet (-2 metres)

Open location code

9F42G8MX+8X

GeoNames ID

2646902

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