Wicken
Parish in East Cambridgeshire, Cambridgeshire, England
| Coordinates: | 52.326, 0.28 |
|---|---|
| OS grid ref: | TL 55 72 |
| Population: | 698 |
| Dialling code: | 01353 (Ely) |
Wicken is a small rural parish in East Cambridgeshire, Cambridgeshire, England, set in the flat, low-lying fenlands a few miles from Ely. The parish is dominated by reedbeds, drainage ditches and grazing marsh and is best known for Wicken Fen, one of Britain’s oldest nature reserves, famous for its rare wetland plants, birds and insects and for long-running ecological research.
Local life reflects the fenland heritage: agriculture, traditionally peat cutting and drainage, still shapes the economy while conservation and tourism linked to the nature reserve bring visitors and jobs. A small, close-knit community centres on a medieval parish church and village amenities, and the area’s history of reclamation and wildlife protection gives it a distinctive cultural and historic character.
Postcode districts covering Wicken
Most populated places nearby
- Cambridge 10.6 miles17.1 km
- Bury St. Edmunds 19.8 miles31.8 km
- Wisbech 24 miles38.6 km
- Haverhill 18 miles28.9 km
- Thetford 20.7 miles33.3 km
- Huntingdon 19.6 miles31.6 km
- March 17.4 miles28.1 km
- Newmarket 7.5 miles12 km
- Ely 5.3 miles8.5 km
- Royston 22.9 miles36.8 km
- Saffron Walden 21 miles33.9 km
- Mildenhall 9.3 miles14.9 km
Neighbouring places
- Soham South Ward 1.1 miles1.8 km
- Wicken Built-up area 1.1 miles1.8 km
- Barway Built-up area 2 miles3.2 km
- Soham Built-up area 2.6 miles4.2 km
- Thetford Parish 2.8 miles4.5 km
- Little Thetford Built-up area 3 miles4.8 km
- Stretham Built-up area 3 miles4.9 km
- Down Field Built-up area 3.2 miles5.2 km
- Chittering Built-up area 3.4 miles5.4 km
- Soham North Ward 3.4 miles5.4 km
- Reach Parish 3.9 miles6.2 km
- Burwell Built-up area 3.9 miles6.3 km
Example postcodes in Wicken
CB7 5XT, CB7 5XQ, CB7 5XH, CB7 5YA, CB7 5YD, CB7 5HY, CB7 5ZW, CB7 5XP, CB7 5XS … See all
Transport links
- Stansted Airport 30.5 miles49.1 km
- Luton Airport 41.6 miles66.9 km
- Ely Railway Station 4.5 miles7.3 km
- Waterbeach Railway Station 5.6 miles9 km
Hotels near Wicken Ad
- The Old Hall Ely 5 3.9 miles6.3 km
- Riverside Inn 5 4.7 miles7.6 km
- Poets House 5.2 miles8.3 km
- The Jockey Club Rooms 7.8 miles12.5 km
- Lamb Hotel by Greene King Inns 3 5.2 miles8.3 km
- Bedford Lodge Hotel & Spa 4 7.7 miles12.4 km
- The Three Pickerels 4 9 miles14.4 km
- The Red Lion 9 miles14.5 km
- The High Flyer 5.3 miles8.5 km
- Best Western Heath Court Hotel 3 7.8 miles12.6 km
Local points of interest
- Wicken Fen National Nature Reserve Nature reserve 1.1 miles1.8 km
- Newmarket Racecourse Recreation 7.3 miles11.7 km
- Bridge Road Stadium 9.1 miles14.6 km
- Abbey Stadium Stadium 9.5 miles15.3 km
- Ouse Washes Nature reserve 9.9 miles16 km
- Trinity College College 10.7 miles17.2 km
- Grand Arcade Shopping centre 10.7 miles17.3 km
- Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology Museum 10.8 miles17.4 km
- University of Cambridge University 10.9 miles17.5 km
- The Fitzwilliam Museum Museum 11 miles17.8 km
- Cambridge University Botanic Garden Gardens 11.3 miles18.1 km
- West Stow Anglo-Saxon Village Historic site 15 miles24.2 km