Farcet

Farcet is a village and civil parish in Cambridgeshire, England. Farcet lies approximately 2 miles south of Peterborough city centre, between Yaxley and the Peterborough suburb of Old Fletton.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Horsey Hill Fort and St Michael & All Angels.

Horsey Hill Fort

Archaeological site

Photo: Milestone Society, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Horsey Hill Fort is an archaeological site.

St Michael & All Angels

Church

Photo: Jonathan Thacker, CC BY-SA 2.0.

St Michael & All Angels is a church, which is situated 2½ miles northwest of Farcet.

Stanground Academy is a co-educational academy school and specialist college for sport, in the city of Peterborough in the United Kingdom. As of 20 October 2023, the academy has a capacity of around 1,430 students, with more people joining. Stanground Academy is situated 2½ miles northwest of Farcet.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Whittlesey and Pondersbridge.

Whittlesey

Town

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Whittlesey is an historic market town and civil parish in the Fenland district of Cambridgeshire, England. Whittlesey is 6 miles east of Peterborough. In 2021 the built-up area had a population of 13,823. Whittlesey is situated 3½ miles northeast of Farcet.

Pondersbridge

Village

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Pondersbridge is a village in Whittlesey civil parish, part of the Fenland district of Cambridgeshire, England. Pondersbridge is a settlement which has built up around the river crossing, situated on an artificial drainage cutting called Bevill's Leam. Pondersbridge is situated 2 miles east of Farcet.

Stanground

Suburb

Photo: Julian Dowse, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Stanground is a residential area of Peterborough, in the ceremonial county of Cambridgeshire, England. For electoral purposes, it comprises the Stanground South and Fletton & Stanground wards in the North West Cambridgeshire constituency. Stanground is situated 2½ miles northwest of Farcet.

Farcet

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

52.5206° or 52° 31′ 14″ north

Longitude

-0.1909° or 0° 11′ 27″ west

Elevation

3 feet (1 metre)

Open location code

9C4XGRC5+6J

GeoNames ID

7294270

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