The Wale Monument

The Wale Monument is a locality in Newton, South Cambridgeshire District, England. The Wale Monument is situated nearby to the locality Cockle Hill, as well as near Harston Hill.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Rowley’s Hill and Queen’s Head.

Rowley’s Hill

Peak

Photo: David Lamkin, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Rowley's Hill is a hill in Cambridgeshire, near the villages of Harston and Newton. Although of only moderate height, it has a relatively large prominence of 31 m due to it being surrounded on all sides by a 'moat' of much lower land.

Queen’s Head

Pub

Photo: Cruccone, CC BY 3.0.

The Queen's Head is a pub in Newton, Cambridgeshire, England. It is Grade II listed and has been a pub since 1729. It is on the Regional Inventory of Historic Pub Interiors for East Anglia.

Harston War Memorial

Memorial

Photo: Keith Edkins, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Newton and Little Shelford.

Newton

Village

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Newton is a civil parish and small village in Cambridgeshire, England. Situated around 7 miles to the south-west of Cambridge, it lies on the old coaching road between London and Cambridge. Its population in 2001 was 401, falling to 378 at the 2011 Census.

Little Shelford

Village

Photo: mym, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Little Shelford is a village located to the south of Cambridge, in the county of Cambridgeshire, in eastern England. The River Granta lies between it and the larger village of Great Shelford, and both are served by Shelford railway station in Great Shelford, which is on the West Anglia Main Line from Cambridge to London Liverpool Street.