Sparrow’s Spinney

Sparrow’s Spinney is a forest in Ellington, Huntingdonshire, England. Sparrow’s Spinney is situated nearby to the hamlet Ellington Thorpe, as well as near the village Grafham.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Grafham Water and Shepherd’s Close.

Grafham Water

Reservoir

Photo: Shaun Ferguson, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Grafham Water is an 806.3-hectare biological Site of Special Scientific Interest north of Perry, Huntingdonshire. It was designated an SSSI in 1986. It is a reservoir with a circumference of about 16 km, is 21 m deep at maximum, and is the eighth largest reservoir in England by volume and the joint third largest by area at 6.27 km2.

Shepherd’s Close

Nature reserve

Photo: Dudley Miles, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Shepherd's Close is a 1.2-hectare nature reserve south of Spaldwick in Cambridgeshire. It is managed by the Wildlife Trust for Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Northamptonshire.

HM Prison Littlehey

Prison

Photo: Simonxag, Public domain.

HM Prison Littlehey is a Category C male prison in the village of Perry near Huntingdon in Cambridgeshire, England. Littlehey Prison is operated by His Majesty's Prison Service. The Prison only holds those that have been convicted of a sexual offence.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Barham and Southoe.

Barham

Village

Photo: Chris Stafford, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Barham is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Barham and Woolley, in Cambridgeshire, England. Barham lies approximately 7 miles west of Huntingdon.

Southoe

Village

Photo: Eirian Evans, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Southoe is a small village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Southoe and Midloe, in Cambridgeshire, England. Southoe lies approximately 6 miles south-west of Huntingdon on the A1.

Stonely

Village

Stonely is a hamlet next to Kimbolton in Huntingdonshire district, Cambridgeshire, England. It is part of the civil parish of Kimbolton, which is served by Kimbolton and Stonely Parish Council.

Sparrow’s Spinney

Type: Forest
Location: Ellington, Huntingdonshire, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

52.3165° or 52° 18′ 60″ north

Longitude

-0.2978° or 0° 17′ 52″ west

Open location code

9C4X8P82+JV

OpenStreetMap ID

way 123091699

OpenStreetMap feature

landuse=forest

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

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