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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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
52.3162° or 52° 18′ 58″ northLongitude
-0.2997° or 0° 17′ 59″ westOpen location code
9C4X8P82+F4OpenStreetMap ID
way 1414465962OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=forest
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Notable Places Nearby
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