Fordham

Fordham is a village in rural Cambridgeshire, England. Fordham is part of the East Cambridgeshire district. It is four miles north of Newmarket, as well as being close to the settlements of Soham, Burwell, Isleham, Mildenhall and Chippenham.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Soham Meadow and Chippenham Fen and Snailwell Poor’s Fen.

Soham Meadow

Nature reserve

Photo: Hugh Venables, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Soham Wet Horse Fen is a 33.8-hectare biological Site of Special Scientific Interest east of Soham in Cambridgeshire. A 3.6-hectare field in the north-west corner is managed by the Wildlife Trust for Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Northamptonshire as Soham Meadow.

Chippenham Fen and Snailwell Poor’s Fen

Nature reserve

Photo: Hugh Venables, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Chippenham Fen and Snailwell Poor's Fen is a 155.9-hectare biological Site of Special Scientific Interest south-east of Fordham in Cambridgeshire, England.

Church of St Nicholas

Church

Photo: ethics girl, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Soham and Burwell.

Soham

Town

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Soham is a town and civil parish in the district of East Cambridgeshire, in Cambridgeshire, England, just off the A142 between Ely and Newmarket. Its population was 12,336 at the 2021 census. Soham is situated 2 miles northwest of Fordham.

Burwell

Village

Photo: Senra, CC BY 3.0.

Burwell is a village and civil parish in Cambridgeshire, England, some 10 miles north-east of Cambridge. It lies on the south-east edge of the Fens. Westward drainage is improved by Cambridgeshire lodes, including Burwell Lode, a growth factor in the village. Burwell is situated 3 miles southwest of Fordham.

Fordham

Type: Locality
Location: East Cambridgeshire, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

52.3096° or 52° 18′ 35″ north

Longitude

0.3706° or 0° 22′ 14″ east

Elevation

23 feet (7 metres)

Open location code

9F42895C+R7

GeoNames ID

7292894

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