Fowlmere
Fowlmere is one of the southernmost villages in Cambridgeshire, England. The population of the civil parish at the 2011 Census was 1,206. It is very close to the Imperial War Museum Duxford, and 9 miles southwest of the city of Cambridge.Places of Interest
Highlights include Fowlmere RSPB reserve and Imperial War Museum Duxford.
Fowlmere RSPB reserve
Nature reserve
Photo: Sebastian Ballard, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Fowlmere is a Royal Society for the Protection of Birds nature reserve between Fowlmere and Melbourn in Cambridgeshire. It is designated a 39.9-hectare biological Site of Special Scientific Interest called Fowlmere Watercress Beds.
Imperial War Museum Duxford
Museum
Photo: Dr Richard Murray, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Imperial War Museum Duxford, also known as IWM Duxford or simply Duxford, is a branch of the Imperial War Museum near Duxford in Cambridgeshire, England. Imperial War Museum Duxford is situated 2½ miles east of Fowlmere.
Duxford Aerodrome
Aerodrome
Duxford Aerodrome is located 8 nautical miles south of Cambridge, within the civil parish of Duxford, Cambridgeshire, England and nearly 1-mile west of the village. Duxford Aerodrome is situated 2½ miles east of Fowlmere.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Duxford and Melbourn.
Duxford
Photo: Alan Wilson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Duxford is a small village in the English county of Cambridgeshire, approximately 8 miles south of Cambridge. It is probably best known as the location of a Second World War British and American airfield, today serving as an important branch of the Imperial War Museum.
Melbourn
Village
Photo: mym, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Melbourn is a large, clustered village in the far south-west of Cambridgeshire, England. Its traditional high street is bypassed by the A10, intersecting the settlement's other main axis exactly 3 miles northwest of the traditional focal point of Royston, Hertfordshire, the nearest larger settlement. Melbourn is situated 2½ miles west of Fowlmere.
Fowlmere
- Type: Locality
- Location: South Cambridgeshire District, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
52.083° or 52° 4′ 59″ northLongitude
0.0748° or 0° 4′ 29″ eastElevation
95 feet (29 metres)Open location code
9F4233MF+5WGeoNames ID
7292940
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