Aldreth
Built-up area in East Cambridgeshire, Cambridgeshire, England
| Coordinates: | 52.339, 0.12 |
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| OS grid ref: | TL 44 73 |
Aldreth is a small, low-lying fenland village in the district of East Cambridgeshire, Cambridgeshire, in England, lying just a short distance from the cathedral city of Ely. The surrounding landscape is characteristic of the Fens: flat, fertile farmland punctuated by drainage ditches, reedbeds and raised lanes or causeways that give long views across arable fields and attract a lot of wetland birdlife.
The village is best known for the surviving stretch of the old Aldreth Causeway, an ancient raised route that once linked the fens to the higher ground around the Isle of Ely and figures in local medieval tradition, including stories of resistance in the Norman period. Today Aldreth is quiet and largely agricultural in character, with many residents working on the land or commuting to nearby towns, while its sense of place is shaped by a mix of historic earthworks, simple farmsteads and the rhythms of fenland farming.
Postcode districts covering Aldreth
Most populated places nearby
- Peterborough 23.2 miles37.4 km
- Cambridge 9.6 miles15.5 km
- Wisbech 22.6 miles36.4 km
- Haverhill 22.1 miles35.6 km
- Huntingdon 12.8 miles20.6 km
- March 14.6 miles23.4 km
- Newmarket 13.6 miles21.9 km
- Ely 7.4 miles11.9 km
- Biggleswade 23.6 miles37.9 km
- Royston 20.8 miles33.4 km
- Saffron Walden 22.6 miles36.4 km
- Mildenhall 15.8 miles25.5 km
Neighbouring places
- Haddenham Built-up area 1.4 miles2.2 km
- Wilburton Built-up area 2.5 miles4.1 km
- Willingham Built-up area 3.3 miles5.2 km
- Over & Willingham Ward 3.3 miles5.3 km
- Rampton Built-up area 3.5 miles5.7 km
- Sutton Built-up area 3.6 miles5.8 km
- Chittering Built-up area 3.6 miles5.9 km
- Wentworth Parish 3.7 miles5.9 km
- Cottenham Built-up area 3.8 miles6.1 km
- Earith Built-up area 3.8 miles6.1 km
- Stretham Built-up area 4.2 miles6.8 km
- Witcham Built-up area 4.3 miles7 km
Example postcodes in Aldreth
CB6 3PG, CB6 3PQ, CB6 3PH, CB6 3PL, CB6 3UZ, CB6 3PJ, CB6 3NZ
Transport links
- Stansted Airport 31.8 miles51.1 km
- Luton Airport 38.2 miles61.5 km
- Waterbeach Railway Station 6.2 miles10 km
- Ely Railway Station 7.1 miles11.4 km
Hotels near Aldreth Ad
- The Three Pickerels 4 4.9 miles7.8 km
- The Red Lion 6 miles9.7 km
- The Old Hall Ely 5 7.6 miles12.2 km
- Poets House 7.2 miles11.5 km
- Riverside Inn 5 7.3 miles11.7 km
- Pike & Eel Hotel and Marina 3 5.4 miles8.8 km
- The Fellows House Cambridge, Curio Collection by Hilton 4 8.5 miles13.7 km
- Lamb Hotel by Greene King Inns 3 7.3 miles11.7 km
- Novotel Cambridge North 4 8.1 miles13 km
- Holiday Inn Cambridge 4 7 miles11.3 km
Local points of interest
- Bridge Road Stadium 6.7 miles10.8 km
- Wicken Fen National Nature Reserve Nature reserve 7.5 miles12.1 km
- Ouse Washes Nature reserve 8.2 miles13.3 km
- Abbey Stadium Stadium 8.9 miles14.3 km
- Trinity College College 9.2 miles14.8 km
- Grand Arcade Shopping centre 9.3 miles15 km
- University of Cambridge University 9.4 miles15.2 km
- Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology Museum 9.4 miles15.2 km
- The Fitzwilliam Museum Museum 9.7 miles15.5 km
- Cambridge University Botanic Garden Gardens 10.2 miles16.4 km
- Newmarket Racecourse Recreation 12.8 miles20.6 km
- Huntingdon Racecourse Recreation 14.9 miles24.1 km