Elm
Parish in Fenland, Cambridgeshire, England
| Coordinates: | 52.614, 0.101 |
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| OS grid ref: | TF 42 03 |
| Dialling code: | 01945 (Wisbech) |
Elm sits in the heart of the low-lying fens of Fenland, Cambridgeshire, England, a landscape of flat, reclaimed marshes, drainage channels and peat soil. The village and surrounding hamlets lie between March and Wisbech, and its pattern of fields and dykes still reflects centuries of drainage and land-reclamation work dating back to major 17th-century schemes; the parish church and scattered historic buildings hint at a long rural past that included peat-cutting and small-scale market gardening.
Today Elm remains strongly agricultural, with arable crops and vegetable production prominent, while many residents commute to nearby towns for work. Community life centres on a village hall, local clubs and a couple of pubs, and the continuing need for careful water management and maintenance of drains, sluices and dykes keeps the parish closely tied to the surrounding waterways such as the River Nene.
Postcode districts covering Elm
Most populated places nearby
- Peterborough 15.7 miles25.3 km
- King's Lynn 16.8 miles27.1 km
- Wisbech 4.5 miles7.3 km
- Spalding 15.9 miles25.6 km
- Huntingdon 22.4 miles36.1 km
- March 4.5 miles7.2 km
- Stamford 24.8 miles40 km
- Ely 16.1 miles26 km
- Mildenhall 24.3 miles39.2 km
- Bourne 22.6 miles36.4 km
- Market Deeping 18.2 miles29.3 km
- Whittlesey 10.4 miles16.8 km
Neighbouring places
- Guyhirn Built-up area 1.6 miles2.6 km
- Elm & Christchurch Ward 1.9 miles3 km
- Friday Bridge Built-up area 2.8 miles4.4 km
- Wisbech St. Mary Built-up area 2.9 miles4.6 km
- Parson Drove & Wisbech St. Mary Ward 3 miles4.8 km
- Wisbech South Ward 3.1 miles5 km
- Murrow Built-up area 3.4 miles5.5 km
- March North Ward 3.5 miles5.6 km
- Westry Built-up area 3.6 miles5.7 km
- Emneth and Elm Built-up area 4.1 miles6.6 km
- Parson Drove Built-up area 4.4 miles7.1 km
- Wisbech Riverside Ward 4.4 miles7.1 km
Example postcodes in Elm
PE14 0ER, PE14 0BN, PE14 0LX, PE14 0LJ, PE14 0HL, PE14 0HG, PE14 0AF, PE14 0HQ, PE14 0EG … See all
Transport links
- Norwich International Airport 49.7 miles80 km
- Stansted Airport 50.7 miles81.5 km
- March Railway Station 3.7 miles6 km
- Manea Railway Station 8.6 miles13.9 km
Schools in Elm
- Begdale House School Independent - special
- Cambian Home Tree School Independent - special
- Elm C of E Primary School Primary
- Friday Bridge Community Primary School Primary
- Guyhirn C of E VC Primary School Primary
- Murrow Primary Academy Primary
- Shelldene House School Independent - special
- The Old School House Independent - special
Local points of interest
- Ouse Washes Nature reserve 11.5 miles18.5 km
- Must Farm Pile-dwelling Site Archaeological site 12.3 miles19.8 km
- Stow Hall Gardens Gardens 12.8 miles20.6 km
- Fengate Archaeological site 13.5 miles21.7 km
- London Road Stadium Stadium 14.7 miles23.7 km
- Peterborough Museum and Art Gallery Museum 14.9 miles23.9 km
- Sawtry Abbey Historic site 19.3 miles31 km