Barway
Built-up area in East Cambridgeshire, Cambridgeshire, England
| Coordinates: | 52.354, 0.285 |
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| OS grid ref: | TL 55 75 |
| Dialling code: | 01353 (Ely) |
Barway is a small hamlet in East Cambridgeshire, Cambridgeshire, England, set into the flat, open landscape of The Fens a few miles from the cathedral city of Ely. Its character is shaped by the low-lying fenland environment, with a network of drainage channels and waterways nearby that make the area popular for birdwatching and boating more than for tourism in the conventional sense.
Historically linked to fen drainage and farming, the local economy remains largely agricultural, with many residents commuting to larger towns and contributing to a quiet rural lifestyle. Socially Barway is a dispersed, tightly knit community with few amenities on the hamlet itself, its identity rooted in the practical and seasonal rhythms of fenland life and in neighbouring village activities.
Postcode districts covering Barway
Most populated places nearby
- Cambridge 12.4 miles19.9 km
- Bury St. Edmunds 20.2 miles32.5 km
- Wisbech 22.1 miles35.5 km
- Haverhill 19.8 miles31.8 km
- Thetford 20 miles32.2 km
- Huntingdon 19.8 miles31.8 km
- March 15.8 miles25.4 km
- Newmarket 8.9 miles14.3 km
- Ely 3.4 miles5.5 km
- Royston 24.6 miles39.6 km
- Saffron Walden 23 miles37.1 km
- Mildenhall 8.9 miles14.3 km
Neighbouring places
- Little Thetford Built-up area 1.7 miles2.7 km
- Thetford Parish 1.7 miles2.7 km
- Soham North Ward 1.8 miles2.9 km
- Soham South Ward 2.2 miles3.5 km
- Soham Built-up area 2.6 miles4.2 km
- Ely East Ward 2.6 miles4.2 km
- Stretham Built-up area 2.8 miles4.5 km
- Wicken Built-up area 2.8 miles4.5 km
- Ely West Ward 3.2 miles5.1 km
- Ely Built-up area 3.4 miles5.5 km
- Down Field Built-up area 3.8 miles6.2 km
- Witchford Built-up area 4 miles6.4 km
Example postcodes in Barway
Transport links
- Stansted Airport 32.5 miles52.3 km
- Luton Airport 43.2 miles69.5 km
- Ely Railway Station 2.6 miles4.2 km
- Waterbeach Railway Station 7.3 miles11.8 km
Hotels near Barway Ad
- The Old Hall Ely 5 1.9 miles3.1 km
- Riverside Inn 5 2.8 miles4.5 km
- Poets House 3.3 miles5.3 km
- Lamb Hotel by Greene King Inns 3 3.3 miles5.3 km
- The Jockey Club Rooms 9.2 miles14.8 km
- The Three Pickerels 4 8 miles12.8 km
- The High Flyer 3.3 miles5.4 km
- Bedford Lodge Hotel & Spa 4 9.1 miles14.6 km
- Worlington Hall 4 8.8 miles14.1 km
- The Riverside House Hotel 3 9.5 miles15.3 km
Local points of interest
- Wicken Fen National Nature Reserve Nature reserve 3 miles4.9 km
- Ouse Washes Nature reserve 8.3 miles13.3 km
- Newmarket Racecourse Recreation 8.9 miles14.4 km
- Bridge Road Stadium 10.6 miles17 km
- Abbey Stadium Stadium 11.3 miles18.1 km
- Trinity College College 12.4 miles20 km
- Grand Arcade Shopping centre 12.4 miles20 km
- Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology Museum 12.5 miles20.2 km
- University of Cambridge University 12.6 miles20.2 km
- The Fitzwilliam Museum Museum 12.8 miles20.5 km
- Cambridge University Botanic Garden Gardens 13 miles20.9 km
- West Stow Anglo-Saxon Village Historic site 15.1 miles24.3 km