Grafham Water
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.Photo: Shaun Ferguson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Places of Interest
Highlights include HM Prison Littlehey and Shepherd’s Close.
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.
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.
Gaynes Hall
Building
Gaynes Hall is a Grade II* listed Georgian mansion set in 20 acres of parkland in the heart of the Cambridgeshire countryside. Located in the village of Perry, Huntingdon the building was requisitioned during the Second World War and was also the residence of Sir Oliver Cromwell for 21 years.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Southoe and Stonely.
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.
Grafham Water
- Type: Reservoir
- Description: reservoir in England
- Categories: nature reserve and body of water
- Location: Grafham, Huntingdonshire, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
52.2981° or 52° 17′ 53″ northLongitude
-0.3137° or 0° 18′ 49″ westOpen location code
9C4X7MXP+6GOpenStreetMap ID
way 135081843OpenStreetMap feature
natural=waterOpenStreetMap feature
water=reservoirWikidata ID
Q5592486
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Ukrainian—“Grafham Water” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “格拉弗姆湖”
- French: “Grafham Water”
- German: “Grafham Water”
- Ukrainian: “Графем-Вотер”
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