Star Pit

Star Pit is in Whittlesey, Fenland District, England. Star Pit is situated near the power station Black Bush Farm, as well as near the reservoir Whittlesey Covered Anaerobic Lagoon.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Whittlesey Museum and Church of St Andrew.

Whittlesey Museum

Museum

Photo: Chalkietom, CC BY-SA 4.0.

The Whittlesey Museum is a local history museum in Market Street, Whittlesey, Cambridgeshire, England. It is based on the ground floor of Whittlesey Town Hall, which is a Grade II listed building. Whittlesey Museum is situated 1¼ miles east of Star Pit.

Church of St Andrew

Church

Photo: James Yardley, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Church of St Andrew is situated 1 mile east of Star Pit.

Flag Fen

Archaeological site

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Flag Fen, east of Peterborough, England, is a Bronze Age site which was constructed about 3,500 years ago and consists of more than 60,000 timbers arranged in five very long rows, creating a wooden causeway across the wet fenland. Flag Fen is situated 2 miles northwest of Star Pit.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Whittlesey and Eastrea.

Whittlesey

Town

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Whittlesey is an historic market town and civil parish in the Fenland district of Cambridgeshire, England. Whittlesey is 6 miles east of Peterborough. In 2021 the built-up area had a population of 13,823.

Eastrea

Hamlet

Photo: Chalkietom, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Eastrea is a village in Cambridgeshire, located on the A605 between Whittlesey and Coates. The site has been inhabited since Roman times. The population is included in the civil parish of Whittlesey. Eastrea is situated 3 miles east of Star Pit.

Stanground

Suburb

Photo: Julian Dowse, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Stanground is a residential area of Peterborough, in the ceremonial county of Cambridgeshire, England. For electoral purposes, it comprises the Stanground South and Fletton & Stanground wards in the North West Cambridgeshire constituency. Stanground is situated 3 miles west of Star Pit.

Star Pit

Type: Body of water
Location: Whittlesey, Fenland District, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

52.55454° or 52° 33′ 16″ north

Longitude

-0.15885° or 0° 9′ 32″ west

Open location code

9C4XHR3R+RF

OpenStreetMap ID

way 401253522

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=water

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Black Bush Farm and Whittlesey Junior Football Club.

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Places to explore: Peterborough Road and Hanson Brick Works.

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