Great Ouse (Old West River)

Great Ouse (Old West River) is a river in Cottenham, South Cambridgeshire District, England. Great Ouse (Old West River) is situated nearby to the locality Setchel Fen, as well as near Chear Fen.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Denny Abbey and Church of St Peter.

Denny Abbey

Museum

Photo: Rob enwiki, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Denny Abbey is a former abbey near Waterbeach, about 6 miles north of Cambridge in Cambridgeshire, England. It is now the Farmland Museum and Denny Abbey.

Stretham Old Engine

Museum

Photo: William M. Connolley, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Stretham Old Engine is a steam-powered engine just south of Stretham in Cambridgeshire, England, that was used to pump water from flood-affected areas of The Fens back into the River Great Ouse.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Wilburton and Haddenham.

Wilburton is a small village of just over 1,000 inhabitants, situated in Cambridgeshire, England. It is 6 miles south west of Ely. While nominally an agricultural village, many residents work in Cambridge, Ely or London.

Haddenham

Village

Photo: Uksignpix, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Haddenham is a village and civil parish in Cambridgeshire, England. The 2011 census reported a population of 3,344, a figure which includes the hamlet of Aldreth.

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.

Great Ouse (Old West River)

Type: River
Category: body of water
Location: Cottenham, South Cambridgeshire District, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

52.3186° or 52° 19′ 7″ north

Longitude

0.1691° or 0° 10′ 9″ east

Open location code

9F428599+CJ

OpenStreetMap ID

way 182164737

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=water

OpenStreetMap feature

water=river

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Localities in the Area

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