Meridian Marker

Meridian Marker is a monument in Great Eversden, South Cambridgeshire District, England. Meridian Marker is situated nearby to Fossey Meadow, as well as near The Eversdens Recreation Area.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Church of St Helen and Mullard Radio Astronomy Observatory.

Church of St Helen

Church

Photo: Robert Edwards, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Church of St Helen is situated 2,300 feet east of Meridian Marker.

Mullard Radio Astronomy Observatory

University

Photo: Rror, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Mullard Radio Astronomy Observatory is located near Cambridge, UK and is home to a number of the largest and most advanced aperture synthesis radio telescopes in the world, including the One-Mile Telescope, 5-km Ryle Telescope, and the Arcminute Microkelvin Imager. Mullard Radio Astronomy Observatory is situated 1½ miles east of Meridian Marker.

Orwell Clunch Pit

Nature reserve

Photo: Brian Green, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Orwell Clunch Pit is a 1.8-hectare biological Site of Special Scientific Interest on the northern outskirts of Orwell in Cambridgeshire. It is owned by Orwell Parish Council and managed by the Clunch Pit Management Trust. Orwell Clunch Pit is situated 1½ miles south of Meridian Marker.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Little Eversden and Great Eversden.

Little Eversden

Village

Photo: Keith Edkins, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Little Eversden is a village approximately 7 miles south-west of Cambridge, England. It has two main roads: Harlton Road which goes through Little Eversden and joins the A603, and High Street.

Great Eversden

Village

Photo: mym, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Great Eversden is a village 6 miles south-west of Cambridge, England. The population of the civil parish at the 2011 Census was 241. The Prime Meridian runs through the parish just to the east of the village, separating it from Little Eversden.