Far Close
Far Close is a protected area in Houghton and Wyton, Huntingdonshire, England. Far Close is situated nearby to the protected area Grove Close, as well as near the nature reserve Houghton Meadows.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Houghton Meadows and Houghton Mill.
Houghton Meadows
Nature reserve
Photo: David Bartlett, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Houghton Meadows is a 4.7-hectare biological Site of Special Scientific Interest between Houghton and St Ives in Cambridgeshire. The SSSI covers three meadows south of Thicket Road; they are part of the 8-hectare Houghton Meadows nature reserve, which…
Houghton Mill
Photo: Cmglee, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Houghton Mill is a water mill located on the Great Ouse in the village of Houghton, Cambridgeshire, England. It is a National Trust property and a Grade II* listed building. Houghton Mill is situated 3,800 feet west of Far Close.
Church of St James
Church
Photo: Jason Ballard, CC BY 2.0.
Church of St James is situated 2,700 feet south of Far Close.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Houghton and Wyton.
Houghton
Village
Photo: BesselDekker, Public domain.
Houghton is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Houghton and Wyton, in Cambridgeshire, England, approximately 3 miles east of Huntingdon on the A1123 road, and south of RAF Wyton.
Wyton
Village
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Wyton is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Houghton and Wyton, in Cambridgeshire, England. It lies approximately 2 miles east of Huntingdon.
St Ives
Town
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St Ives is a medieval market town and civil parish in the Huntingdonshire district of Cambridgeshire, England. It is located on the River Great Ouse, and there is a historic stone bridge dating from 1425.
Far Close
- Type: Protected area
- Category: meadow
- Location: Houghton and Wyton, Huntingdonshire, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
52.32797° or 52° 19′ 41″ northLongitude
-0.1041° or 0° 6′ 15″ westOperator
Natural EnglandOpen location code
9C4X8VHW+59OpenStreetMap ID
way 1218509972OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=meadow
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