Bartlow

Bartlow is a small village and civil parish in the South Cambridgeshire district of Cambridgeshire, England, about 12 miles south-east of Cambridge and 7 miles west of Haverhill in Suffolk.

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Type: Village with 100 residents
Description: village and civil parish in the South Cambridgeshire district of Cambridgeshire, England
Also known as: “Bartlow, Cambridgeshire”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Bartlow Hills and Nunn Wood.

Bartlow Hills

Archaeological site

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Bartlow Hills is a Roman tumuli cemetery in Bartlow, Cambridgeshire, England. Four of the original seven tumuli or barrows remain; the largest three are accessible to the public, the northernmost and smallest is on private property and is not easily visible.

Nunn Wood

Forest

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Nunn Wood is a 9.7-hectare biological Site of Special Scientific Interest between Great Chesterford and Ashdon in Essex, England. The site is an ancient coppice wood on chalky boulder clay. Nunn Wood is situated 2 miles southwest of Bartlow.

Parish Church of St Mary the Virgin

Church

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Parish Church of St Mary the Virgin is situated 1½ miles northwest of Bartlow.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Linton and Horseheath.

Linton

Village

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Linton is a village and civil parish in Cambridgeshire, England, on the border with Essex. The village is approximately 8 miles southeast from the city and county town of Cambridge.

Horseheath

Village

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Horseheath is a village in Cambridgeshire, England, situated a few miles south-east of Cambridge, between Linton and Haverhill, on the A1307 road. It was known to the Romans, and it had for a while a fine house in a great park, but both are now gone. Horseheath is situated 2 miles northeast of Bartlow.