Whittlesey Mere

Whittlesey Mere is a historic site in Holme, Huntingdonshire, England. Whittlesey Mere is situated nearby to Holme Fen National Nature Reserve, as well as near the nature reserve New Decoy.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Great Fen and Parish Church of St Giles.

Great Fen

Nature reserve

Photo: Bob Jones, CC BY-SA 2.0.

The Great Fen is a habitat restoration project being undertaken on The Fens in the county of Cambridgeshire in England. It is one of the largest restoration projects in the country, and aims to create a 3,700 hectare wetland and aims to connect Woodwalton Fen… Great Fen is situated 2 miles south of Whittlesey Mere.

Parish Church of St Giles

Church

Photo: Andrew, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Parish Church of St Giles is situated 2½ miles southwest of Whittlesey Mere.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ramsey St Mary’s and Pondersbridge.

Ramsey St Mary’s

Village

Photo: Rodney Burton, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Ramsey St Mary's is a village in Ramsey civil parish, part of the Huntingdonshire district of Cambridgeshire, England. It is the largest parish in Huntingdonshire. The parish comprises 16,969 acres of land. Ramsey St Mary’s is situated 2½ miles southeast of Whittlesey Mere.

Pondersbridge

Village

Photo: ZBarback, CC0.

Pondersbridge is a village in Whittlesey civil parish, part of the Fenland district of Cambridgeshire, England. Pondersbridge is a settlement which has built up around the river crossing, situated on an artificial drainage cutting called Bevill's Leam. Pondersbridge is situated 3 miles northeast of Whittlesey Mere.

Ramsey Heights

Village

Photo: David Hawgood, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Ramsey Heights is a village in Ramsey civil parish, part of the Huntingdonshire district of Cambridgeshire, England. The Ramsey Heights nature reserve is located on the edge of the village and the larger Woodwalton Fen National Nature Reserve is 2 miles to the southwest of the village. Ramsey Heights is situated 3 miles southeast of Whittlesey Mere.

Whittlesey Mere

Type: Historic site
Also known as: “Whittlesea Mere”
Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
Location: Holme, Huntingdonshire, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

52.49468° or 52° 29′ 41″ north

Longitude

-0.20127° or 0° 12′ 5″ west

Open location code

9C4XFQVX+VF

OpenStreetMap ID

way 1567216446

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=yes

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Highlights include Holme Fen National Nature Reserve and New Decoy.

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