Mepal
Built-up area in East Cambridgeshire, Cambridgeshire, England
| Coordinates: | 52.407, 0.119 |
|---|---|
| OS grid ref: | TL 44 80 |
| Population: | 982 |
| Dialling code: | 01354 (Chatteris) |
Mepal is a small fenland village in East Cambridgeshire, Cambridgeshire, England, set amid the low-lying washlands between the Old Bedford River and the Ouse Washes. Its setting is defined by drained peat soils, pumping stations and flood-management earthworks, and it sits within easy reach of the cathedral city of Ely and the university city of Cambridge.
The local economy is largely agricultural, with arable farming dominating, but the area is also valued for wildlife and birdwatching - the Ouse Washes and nearby WWT Welney attract wintering waterfowl. Mepal retains a village social life centred on a hall and local pub, and its landscape bears reminders of 20th-century history, not least the nearby wartime airfield sites that are part of the community’s collective memory.
Postcode districts covering Mepal
Most populated places nearby
- Peterborough 20.1 miles32.4 km
- Cambridge 14.3 miles23 km
- Wisbech 18 miles29 km
- Huntingdon 13.6 miles21.8 km
- March 9.9 miles16 km
- Newmarket 16.3 miles26.2 km
- Ely 6.1 miles9.8 km
- Mildenhall 16.2 miles26.1 km
- Whittlesey 14.6 miles23.6 km
- Downham Market 17.4 miles28 km
- Chatteris 4.4 miles7.1 km
Neighbouring places
- Sutton Built-up area 1.1 miles1.7 km
- Witcham Built-up area 1.4 miles2.3 km
- Wentworth Parish 2.4 miles3.8 km
- Coveney Built-up area 2.9 miles4.7 km
- Haddenham Built-up area 3.5 miles5.7 km
- Chatteris South Ward 3.9 miles6.2 km
- Witchford Built-up area 4 miles6.4 km
- Chatteris North & Manea Ward 4.4 miles7 km
- Chatteris Built-up area 4.4 miles7.1 km
- Wilburton Built-up area 4.6 miles7.4 km
- Aldreth Built-up area 4.7 miles7.5 km
- Pymoor Built-up area 4.8 miles7.8 km
Example postcodes in Mepal
CB6 2AW, CB6 2GJ, CB6 2AR, CB6 2BN, CB6 2AL, CB6 2BY, CB6 2BT, CB6 2AQ, CB6 2GH … See all
Transport links
- Stansted Airport 36.4 miles58.6 km
- Luton Airport 42.2 miles67.9 km
- Ely Railway Station 6.3 miles10.2 km
- Manea Railway Station 6.8 miles10.9 km
Hotels near Mepal Ad
- The Three Pickerels 4 0.2 miles0.3 km
- Poets House 5.9 miles9.6 km
- The Old Hall Ely 5 7.2 miles11.6 km
- Cross Keys Hotel 4.4 miles7.1 km
- Riverside Inn 5 6.3 miles10.2 km
- Lamb Hotel by Greene King Inns 3 6.1 miles9.8 km
- Ye Olde Griffin 3 9.9 miles15.9 km
- The High Flyer 6.3 miles10.1 km
- Lakeside Lodge 4 6.4 miles10.3 km
- Pike & Eel Hotel and Marina 3 7.8 miles12.6 km
Schools in Mepal
- Mepal and Witcham C of E Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Ouse Washes Nature reserve 4 miles6.5 km
- Wicken Fen National Nature Reserve Nature reserve 9.9 miles15.9 km
- Bridge Road Stadium 11.4 miles18.3 km
- Abbey Stadium Stadium 13.5 miles21.8 km
- Trinity College College 13.8 miles22.3 km
- Grand Arcade Shopping centre 14 miles22.5 km
- University of Cambridge University 14.1 miles22.7 km
- Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology Museum 14.1 miles22.7 km
- The Fitzwilliam Museum Museum 14.3 miles23 km
- Cambridge University Botanic Garden Gardens 14.8 miles23.9 km
- Sawtry Abbey Historic site 15.2 miles24.5 km
- Monks Wood National Nature Reserve Nature reserve 15.6 miles25 km