Wicken
Wicken is a locality in East Cambridgeshire, England. Wicken is situated nearby to the village Upware, as well as near the locality Soham Cotes.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Wicken Fen and Soham railway station.
Wicken Fen
Nature reserve
Photo: Dr Border, Public domain.
Wicken Fen is a 254.5-hectare biological Site of Special Scientific Interest west of Wicken in Cambridgeshire. It is also a National Nature Reserve, and a Nature Conservation Review site.
Soham railway station
Railway station
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Soham railway station is a station on the Ipswich–Ely line, serving the town of Soham in Cambridgeshire. The original station operated between 1879 and 1965. It was reopened in 2021.
Stretham Old Engine
Museum
Photo: William M. Connolley, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Stretham Old Engine is a steam-powered engine just south of Stretham in Cambridgeshire, England, that was used to pump water from flood-affected areas of The Fens back into the River Great Ouse. Stretham Old Engine is situated 2½ miles west of Wicken.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Soham and Wicken.
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 2½ miles east of Wicken.
Wicken
Village
Photo: Bob Jones, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Wicken is a village near Soham in East Cambridgeshire, England. The village is on the edge of The Fens, 10 miles north east of Cambridge and 5 miles south of Ely. It is the site of Wicken Fen National Nature Reserve.
Little Thetford
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Little Thetford is a small village in the civil parish of Thetford, 3 miles south of Ely in Cambridgeshire, England, about 76 miles by road from London. Little Thetford is situated 2½ miles northwest of Wicken.
Wicken
- Type: Locality
- Location: East Cambridgeshire, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
52.3283° or 52° 19′ 42″ northLongitude
0.2815° or 0° 16′ 53″ eastElevation
7 feet (2 metres)Open location code
9F4287HJ+7HGeoNames ID
7299831
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