Swaffham Pumping Station

Swaffham Pumping Station is a building in Wicken, East Cambridgeshire, England. Swaffham Pumping Station is situated nearby to Upware Lock, as well as near Upware Marina.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Upware and Wicken Fen.

Upware

Residential area

Upware is a village in Wicken civil parish, part of East Cambridgeshire, England, lying on the east bank of the River Cam. Upware is situated 1,000 feet north of Swaffham Pumping Station.

Wicken Fen

Nature reserve

Photo: Dr Border, Public domain.

Wicken Fen is a 254.5-hectare biological Site of Special Scientific Interest west of Wicken in Cambridgeshire. It is also a National Nature Reserve, and a Nature Conservation Review site.

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. Stretham Old Engine is situated 2½ miles northwest of Swaffham Pumping Station.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Wicken and Chittering.

Wicken

Village

Photo: Bob Jones, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Wicken is a village near Soham in East Cambridgeshire, England. The village is on the edge of The Fens, 10 miles north east of Cambridge and 5 miles south of Ely. It is the site of Wicken Fen National Nature Reserve. Wicken is situated 2 miles east of Swaffham Pumping Station.

Chittering

Hamlet

Photo: Keith Edkins, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Chittering is a hamlet about 8 miles north of Cambridge in Cambridgeshire, England. For administrative purposes it is part of the parish of Waterbeach. Chittering is situated 2½ miles west of Swaffham Pumping Station.

Reach

Village

Photo: Ian Mitchell, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Reach is a small village and civil parish on the edge of the fenland in East Cambridgeshire, England at the north end of Devil's Dyke, about 1.5 miles west of Burwell. Reach is situated 3 miles southeast of Swaffham Pumping Station.

Swaffham Pumping Station

Type: Building
Location: Wicken, East Cambridgeshire, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

52.30442° or 52° 18′ 16″ north

Longitude

0.25414° or 0° 15′ 15″ east

Open location code

9F428733+QM

OpenStreetMap ID

way 220709645

OpenStreetMap feature

building=yes

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