Higham Ferrers Pits

Higham Ferrers Pits is a 10 hectare nature reserve . It is managed by the Wildlife Trust for Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Northamptonshire.
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Photo: Dudley Miles, CC BY-SA 4.0.
  • Type: Nature reserve
  • Description: nature reserve in the United Kingdom
  • Also known as: “Higham Ferrers Pits and Wilson’s Pits”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Ditchford Lakes and Meadows and Rushden Transport Museum.

Nature reserve
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is a 31.1-hectare nature reserve . It is managed by the Wildlife Trust for Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Northamptonshire.

Museum
The Rushden, Higham and Wellingborough Railway is a branch line heritage railway operated by the Rushden Historical Transport Society in the town of in the county of , England.

Ruins
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is a former medieval chantry college situated in , in , England. Chantry colleges were founded primarily in the 14th and 15th centuries in England.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Wellingborough and Higham Ferrers.

Photo: Alan Wilson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a market town and borough in , , situated some 11 miles from the county town of . The town is situated on the north side of the River Nene, most of the older town is sited on the flanks of the hills above the river's current flood plain.

Town
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is a market town and civil parish in the Nene Valley in , , close to the and borders.

Town
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is a town on the River Nene in , . As of 2021, it has a population of 9,325, and was at one point the smallest town in England to have had a Football League team, Rushden & Diamonds F.C.

Higham Ferrers Pits

Latitude
52.3087° or 52° 18′ 31″ north
Longitude
-0.6106° or 0° 36′ 38″ west
Open location code
9C4X895Q+FQ
Open­Street­Map ID
way 92227431
Open­Street­Map feature
leisure=­nature_reserve
Wiki­data ID
Q30621580
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Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Warmonds Hill and Elan Court.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Higham Ferrers Riverside Park and Cotton Reel Lake.

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