Coates and Eastrea
Built-up area in Fenland, Cambridgeshire, England
| Coordinates: | 52.56, -0.08 |
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| OS grid ref: | TL 30 97 |
| Dialling code: | 01733 (Peterborough) |
The villages of Coates and Eastrea sit on the flat, low-lying farmland of the Fenland district in Cambridgeshire, England, close to the River Nene and the seasonal floodplain of the Nene Washes. Their setting on drained peat and silt soils makes the area intensively arable - cereals, vegetables and root crops dominate - while many residents commute to nearby centres such as Whittlesey and Peterborough for work.
Historically the settlements reflect the wider story of fen drainage and reclamation from the medieval period and later 17th-century engineering, and you can still see the pattern of dykes, sluices and straight channels in the landscape. Locally there is a strong village community feel with halls, clubs and annual fetes, and the proximity of the Nene Washes gives extra interest for birdwatchers and anyone curious about the unique ecology and flood-management heritage of the Fens.
Postcode districts covering Coates and Eastrea
Most populated places nearby
- Peterborough 8 miles
- Wisbech 12.7 miles
- Spalding 15.8 miles
- Huntingdon 15.8 miles
- March 7.1 miles
- Stamford 18.3 miles
- Ely 18.1 miles
- Bourne 19 miles
- Market Deeping 13.1 miles
- Whittlesey 2 miles
- Downham Market 19.5 miles
- Chatteris 9.1 miles
Neighbouring places
- Whittlesey East & Villages Ward 0.7 miles
- Whittlesey Lattersey Ward 1.4 miles
- Whittlesey Built-up area 2 miles
- Whittlesey South Ward 2.7 miles
- Whittlesey North West Ward 2.8 miles
- King's Dyke Built-up area 3.7 miles
- Thorney Built-up area 4.3 miles
- March West & Benwick Ward 4.7 miles
- Eye, Thorney and Newborough Ward 4.8 miles
- Benwick Built-up area 5.1 miles
- Ramsey Mereside Built-up area 5.3 miles
- East Ward 5.6 miles
Example postcodes in Coates and Eastrea
PE7 2DF, PE7 2BT, PE7 2BX, PE7 2EQ, PE7 2BL, PE7 2AW, PE7 2AT, PE7 2DQ, PE7 2BW … See all
Transport links
- Stansted Airport 48.5 miles
- Luton Airport 48.9 miles
- Whittlesea Railway Station 1.7 miles
- March Railway Station 7.2 miles
Hotels near Coates and Eastrea Ad
- Ye Olde Griffin 3 7.1 miles
- Park Inn by Radisson Peterborough 3 6.9 miles
- The Bull Hotel, Sure Hotel Collection 4 6.9 miles
- Thorpe Lodge Hotel 7.6 miles
- The Bell Inn Hotel, Stilton, Cambridgeshire 4 10 miles
- The Pearl Hotel 4 7 miles
- Holiday Inn Peterborough West 4 8.7 miles
- Newark Hotel Peterborough 6.5 miles
- Cross Keys Hotel 9.1 miles
- Orton Hall Hotel & Spa 4 8.4 miles
Schools in Coates and Eastrea
- Coates Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Must Farm Pile-dwelling Site Archaeological site 4 miles
- Fengate Archaeological site 6 miles
- London Road Stadium Stadium 6.7 miles
- Peterborough Museum and Art Gallery Museum 7 miles
- Sawtry Abbey Historic site 11.3 miles
- Ouse Washes Nature reserve 13 miles
- Monks Wood National Nature Reserve Nature reserve 13.1 miles
- Walcot Hall Estate 15.4 miles
- Burghley House Historic site 16.6 miles
- Huntingdon Racecourse Recreation 16.9 miles