Sportsmans Pit

Sportsmans Pit is a lake in Lode, East Cambridgeshire, England. Sportsmans Pit is situated near the locality Bottisham Fen, as well as near the hamlet Long Meadow.

Places of Interest

Highlights: Anglesey Abbey and Church of St James.

Anglesey Abbey

Museum

Photo: Wehha, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Anglesey Abbey is a National Trust property in the village of Lode, 5+1⁄2 miles northeast of Cambridge, England. The property includes a country house, built on the remains of a priory, 98 acres of gardens and landscaped grounds, and a working mill.

Church of St James

Church

Photo: Keith Edkins, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Church of St Cyriac and St Julitta, Swaffham Prior

Church

Photo: John Salmon, CC BY-SA 2.0.

The Church of St Cyriac and St Julitta is a redundant Anglican church in the village of Swaffham Prior, Cambridgeshire, England. It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II* listed building, and is under the care of the Churches Conservation Trust.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Waterbeach and Burwell.

Waterbeach

Village

Photo: Cruccone, CC BY 3.0.

Waterbeach is a village 6 miles north of Cambridge on the edge of The Fens, in the South Cambridgeshire district of Cambridgeshire, England. It was designated a "new town" in 2018.

Burwell

Village

Photo: Senra, CC BY 3.0.

Burwell is a village and civil parish in Cambridgeshire, England, some 10 miles north-east of Cambridge. It lies on the south-east edge of the Fens. Westward drainage is improved by Cambridgeshire lodes, including Burwell Lode, a growth factor in the village.

Lode

Village

Photo: Cruccone, CC BY 2.5.

Lode is a village and civil parish in the East Cambridgeshire district, in the county of Cambridgeshire, England. It is on the southern edge of The Fens.

Sportsmans Pit

Type: Lake
Category: body of water
Location: Lode, East Cambridgeshire, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

52.2624° or 52° 15′ 45″ north

Longitude

0.2567° or 0° 15′ 24″ east

Open location code

9F427764+WM

OpenStreetMap ID

way 147534979

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=water

OpenStreetMap feature

water=lake

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Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Bottisham Fen and Long Meadow.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: White Fen and Turf Farm.

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