Waterbeach
Waterbeach is an abandoned airfield in Waterbeach, South Cambridgeshire District, England. Waterbeach is situated nearby to the village Landbeach, as well as near the hamlet Chittering.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Waterbeach railway station and Waterbeach Abbey.
Waterbeach railway station
Railway station
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Waterbeach railway station is on the Fen line in the east of England, serving the village of Waterbeach, Cambridgeshire. It is 61 miles 1 chain measured from London Liverpool Street and 63 miles 29 chains from London King's Cross; it is situated between Cambridge North and Ely stations. Waterbeach railway station is situated 1½ miles south of Waterbeach.
Waterbeach Abbey
Meadow
Waterbeach Abbey was an abbey at Waterbeach in Cambridgeshire, England. It was established in 1294 by nuns from the Second Order of St. Francis who had come from Longchamp Abbey in France, which also at least inspired the Abbey of the Minoresses of St. Waterbeach Abbey is situated 1½ miles south of Waterbeach.
Car Dyke (Waterbeach)
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Car Dyke (Waterbeach) is situated 1½ miles south of Waterbeach.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Waterbeach and Landbeach.
Waterbeach
Village
Waterbeach is a village 6 miles north of Cambridge on the edge of The Fens, in the South Cambridgeshire district of Cambridgeshire, England. It was designated a "new town" in 2018.
Landbeach
Village
Landbeach is a small fen-edge English village about three miles north of Cambridge. The parish covers an area of 9 km2.
Chittering
Hamlet
Photo: Keith Edkins, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Chittering is a hamlet about 8 miles north of Cambridge in Cambridgeshire, England. For administrative purposes it is part of the parish of Waterbeach. Chittering is situated 2 miles north of Waterbeach.
Waterbeach
- Type: Abandoned airfield
- Category: transportation
- Location: Waterbeach, South Cambridgeshire District, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
52.28163° or 52° 16′ 54″ northLongitude
0.18468° or 0° 11′ 5″ eastElevation
16 feet (5 metres)Open location code
9F4275JM+MVGeoNames ID
11711683
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