Overcote Fen Wildlife Area

Overcote Fen Wildlife Area is a nature reserve in , , . Overcote Fen Wildlife Area is situated nearby to the locality , as well as near .

Places of Interest

Highlights include Mare Fen and Fen Drayton Lakes.

Nature reserve
Photo: Hugh Venables, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a 16.3 hectare Local Nature Reserve north of in , England. It is owned by , and was formerly managed by the Cambridgeshire and Isle of Ely Naturalists Trust, but as of December 2016 it is not listed on the Trust's web site.

Nature reserve
is a complex of lakes, lagoons, ponds and a river, situated close to , and in , . The complex was formerly a gravel extraction site until 1992 when gravel production ceased and the pits were allowed to flood to provide a nature reserve and bird sanctuary.

Archaeological site
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was a medieval monastic house in the village of , , . A church existed in Swavesey at the time of the Norman Conquest, when Alan, Count of Richmond, granted it to the Benedictine Abbey of St Sergius and St Bacchus in , .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include St Ives and Over.

Town
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is a medieval market town and civil parish in the district of , England. It is located on the River Great Ouse, and there is a historic stone bridge dating from 1425.

Village
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is a large village near the River Great Ouse in the county of , just east of the prime meridian. The parish covers an area of approximately 2,535 acres.

Village
is a village lying on the Prime Meridian of the world in , England, with a population of 2,463. The village is situated 9 miles to the north west of and 3 miles south east of .

Overcote Fen Wildlife Area

Latitude
52.324° or 52° 19′ 26″ north
Longitude
-0.009° or 0° 0′ 32″ west
Open location code
9C4X8XFR+HC
Open­Street­Map ID
way 49728458
Open­Street­Map feature
leisure=­nature_reserve
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Satellite Map

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

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