Chippenham Fen and Snailwell Poor’s Fen

Chippenham Fen and Snailwell Poor's Fen is a 155.9-hectare biological Site of Special Scientific Interest south-east of Fordham in Cambridgeshire, England.

Photo: Hugh Venables, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Access is restricted and requires permission.
Type: Nature reserve
Description: 155.9 hectare biological Site of Special Scientific Interest south-east of Fordham in Cambridgeshire
Also known as: “Chippenham Fen”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Church of St Nicholas and Fordham War Memorial.

Fordham War Memorial

Memorial

Photo: Charles Matthews, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Fordham War Memorial is a First World War memorial in the village of Fordham in Cambridgeshire in eastern England. The memorial was designed by Sir Edwin Lutyens with sculpture by Sir George Frampton and closely resembles Hove War Memorial in East Sussex, which was also a collaboration between Lutyens and Frampton.

Breach Solar Farm

Power station

Photo: John Sutton, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Breach Solar Farm is a power station.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Newmarket and Fordham.

Newmarket

Photo: Alarnsen, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Newmarket is a market town and civil parish in the West Suffolk district of Suffolk, England. It lies 14 miles west of Bury St Edmunds and the same distance north-east of Cambridge.

Fordham

Village

Photo: Bob Jones, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Fordham is a village in rural Cambridgeshire, England. Fordham is part of the East Cambridgeshire district. It is four miles north of Newmarket, as well as being close to the settlements of Soham, Burwell, Isleham, Mildenhall and Chippenham.