The Thicket

The Thicket is a nature reserve in Saint Ives, Huntingdonshire, England. The Thicket is situated nearby to the locality Portobello, as well as near the neighborhood The Spires.

Places of Interest

Highlights include The Manor and Houghton Mill.

The Manor

Heritage site

Photo: Graham Taylor, CC BY-SA 2.0.

The Manor is a house in the village of Hemingford Grey, Cambridgeshire. It was built around 1160, or may have been built as early as the 1130s and is one of the oldest continuously inhabited houses in Britain — sometimes claimed by some to be the oldest, although this is disputed, with the officially recognised oldest continually occupied house in Britain being in Saltford.

Houghton Mill

Photo: Cmglee, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Houghton Mill is a water mill located on the Great Ouse in the village of Houghton, Cambridgeshire, England. It is a National Trust property and a Grade II* listed building.

St Ives Priory

Archaeological site

St Ives Priory was a priory in Cambridgeshire, England. It was established in 1017 by monks from Ramsey Abbey.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Huntingdon and St Ives.

Huntingdon

Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.

Huntingdon is a sleepy historic town in Cambridgeshire, England, on the banks of the River Ouse, best known as the birthplace of English Civil War leader Oliver Cromwell.

St Ives

Town

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

Fenstanton

Village

Photo: Eirian Evans, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Fenstanton is a village and civil parish in Cambridgeshire, England, 2 miles south of St Ives in Huntingdonshire, a non-metropolitan district of Cambridgeshire and historic county.

The Thicket

Type: Nature reserve
Categories: forest and recreation area
Location: Saint Ives, Huntingdonshire, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

52.3278° or 52° 19′ 40″ north

Longitude

-0.0948° or 0° 5′ 41″ west

Wheelchair access

Operator

Huntingdonshire District Council

Open location code

9C4X8WH4+43

OpenStreetMap ID

way 93405425

OpenStreetMap feature

leisure=nature_reserve

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=wood

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