Gorefield
Parish in Fenland, Cambridgeshire, England
| Coordinates: | 52.675, 0.082 |
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| OS grid ref: | TF 40 10 |
| Dialling code: | 01945 (Wisbech) |
Gorefield is a small village and civil parish in the district of Fenland, Cambridgeshire, England, set in the flat, low-lying landscape of The Fens between Wisbech and March. The surrounding countryside is defined by wide arable fields, straight drainage channels and dykes - a landscape shaped by centuries of fen drainage and reclamation that makes agriculture the dominant local economy.
It feels like a close-knit rural community with a village hall, church and active parish council, occasional local events and a mix of long-standing farm families alongside people who commute to nearby towns for work; the visible pattern of hedgeless fields and engineered drains is a constant reminder of the area’s distinctive historic and geographical character.
Postcode districts covering Gorefield
Most populated places nearby
- Peterborough 16.1 miles26 km
- King's Lynn 15.4 miles24.7 km
- Boston 21.2 miles34.1 km
- Wisbech 3.6 miles5.8 km
- Spalding 12.5 miles20.1 km
- March 8.7 miles14 km
- Stamford 23.9 miles38.4 km
- Ely 20.3 miles32.7 km
- Bourne 20.2 miles32.6 km
- Market Deeping 16.8 miles27 km
- Whittlesey 12 miles19.4 km
- Downham Market 13.4 miles21.5 km
Neighbouring places
- Gorefield Built-up area 1 mile1.6 km
- Leverington & Wisbech Rural Ward 1.4 miles2.3 km
- Wisbech St. Mary Built-up area 1.5 miles2.3 km
- Leverington Built-up area 1.9 miles3.1 km
- Parson Drove & Wisbech St. Mary Ward 2.5 miles4.1 km
- Parson Drove Built-up area 2.6 miles4.2 km
- Murrow Built-up area 2.9 miles4.7 km
- Sutton St. Edmund Built-up area 3.1 miles4.9 km
- Newton-in-the-Isle Built-up area 3.1 miles5 km
- Wisbech North Ward 3.3 miles5.3 km
- Wisbech South Ward 3.3 miles5.3 km
- Wisbech Riverside Ward 3.3 miles5.4 km
Example postcodes in Gorefield
PE13 4NT, PE13 4QA, PE13 4NU, PE13 5JJ, PE13 5JL, PE13 4LX, PE13 4PZ, PE13 5JP, PE13 5JW … See all
Transport links
- Norwich International Airport 50.3 miles80.9 km
- Stansted Airport 55 miles88.4 km
- March Railway Station 7.9 miles12.8 km
- Whittlesea Railway Station 12 miles19.4 km
Hotels near Gorefield Ad
- The Rose and Crown Hotel 3.3 miles5.3 km
- Crown Lodge Hotel 4 8.1 miles13.1 km
- The Red Lion 9.5 miles15.2 km
- The Mansion House Hotel 4 9.3 miles15 km
- Ye Olde Griffin 3 8.7 miles14 km
- Oliver Cromwell Hotel 8.9 miles14.3 km
- The Crown & Woolpack 7.8 miles12.6 km
Local points of interest
- Must Farm Pile-dwelling Site Archaeological site 13.6 miles21.9 km
- Stow Hall Gardens Gardens 14 miles22.5 km
- Fengate Archaeological site 14 miles22.6 km
- Peterborough Museum and Art Gallery Museum 15.5 miles24.9 km
- London Road Stadium Stadium 15.5 miles25 km
- Ouse Washes Nature reserve 15.7 miles25.3 km