Prickwillow
Built-up area in East Cambridgeshire, Cambridgeshire, England
| Coordinates: | 52.415, 0.343 |
|---|---|
| OS grid ref: | TL 59 82 |
| Population: | 354 |
| Dialling code: | 01353 (Ely) |
The small village of Prickwillow sits in the low-lying Fens of East Cambridgeshire, Cambridgeshire, England, a few miles east of Ely on the banks of the River Lark. Built on drained peat, the landscape around Prickwillow is characteristically flat and prone to subsidence, with wide skies and a strong sense of the engineered countryside.
Prickwillow is best known for its collection of historic pumping engines - the volunteer-run Prickwillow Engine Museum - which celebrates the village’s role in fen drainage and land reclamation; peat cutting in the past and intensive arable farming today have shaped the local economy. It remains a small, close-knit community where industrial heritage, water management and modern farming meet.
Postcode districts covering Prickwillow
Most populated places nearby
- Cambridge 17.2 miles27.7 km
- King's Lynn 24.1 miles38.9 km
- Bury St. Edmunds 20 miles32.2 km
- Wisbech 18.8 miles30.3 km
- Haverhill 23.3 miles37.4 km
- Thetford 17.1 miles27.5 km
- Huntingdon 22.8 miles36.7 km
- March 14.2 miles22.8 km
- Newmarket 11.7 miles18.9 km
- Ely 3.5 miles5.6 km
- Mildenhall 7.6 miles12.3 km
- Whittlesey 22.1 miles35.5 km
Neighbouring places
- Ely North Ward 0.6 miles1 km
- Ely East Ward 2.9 miles4.7 km
- Littleport Built-up area 3.3 miles5.3 km
- Soham North Ward 3.4 miles5.5 km
- Ely Built-up area 3.5 miles5.6 km
- Little Downham Built-up area 4.5 miles7.2 km
- Ely West Ward 4.5 miles7.3 km
- Barway Built-up area 4.9 miles7.8 km
- The Rows Ward 5 miles8.1 km
- Beck Row, Holywell Row and Kenny Hill Parish 5.2 miles8.4 km
- Little Thetford Built-up area 5.4 miles8.7 km
- Soham Built-up area 5.4 miles8.8 km
Example postcodes in Prickwillow
CB7 4UT, CB7 4UL, CB7 4UN, CB7 4UW, CB7 4UY
Transport links
- Stansted Airport 36.9 miles59.4 km
- Norwich International Airport 43.4 miles69.8 km
- Shippea Hill Station 3.1 miles5 km
- Littleport Railway Station 3.4 miles5.5 km
Hotels near Prickwillow Ad
- The Old Hall Ely 5 3.3 miles5.4 km
- Poets House 3.7 miles5.9 km
- Riverside Inn 5 3.5 miles5.6 km
- Lamb Hotel by Greene King Inns 3 3.6 miles5.7 km
- The High Flyer 3.3 miles5.4 km
- The Three Pickerels 4 9.4 miles15.2 km
- Worlington Hall 4 8.3 miles13.3 km
- The Riverside House Hotel 3 8.6 miles13.9 km
Local points of interest
- Ouse Washes Nature reserve 7.6 miles12.2 km
- Wicken Fen National Nature Reserve Nature reserve 7.6 miles12.2 km
- Newmarket Racecourse Recreation 12.4 miles20 km
- West Stow Anglo-Saxon Village Historic site 14.3 miles23 km
- Elveden Hall Estate 14.3 miles23.1 km
- Stow Hall Gardens Gardens 14.8 miles23.9 km
- Bridge Road Stadium 15.4 miles24.7 km
- Lynford Hall Estate 15.9 miles25.7 km
- Abbey Stadium Stadium 16.1 miles26 km
- Trinity College College 17.3 miles27.8 km
- Grand Arcade Shopping centre 17.3 miles27.8 km
- Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology Museum 17.4 miles28 km