March East
Ward in Fenland, Cambridgeshire, England
| Coordinates: | 52.548, 0.12 |
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| OS grid ref: | TL 43 96 |
| Dialling code: | 01354 (Chatteris) |
March East is a ward covering the eastern part of the market town of March in the flat, drained landscape of the Fenland district of Cambridgeshire, England. The area reflects the wider fenland character - low-lying fields, drainage channels and the nearby River Nene - and carries a visible legacy of 19th-century growth when railways and fen drainage reshaped the town, leaving a mix of Victorian terraces and more recent housing.
Locally the economy leans on agriculture, food-related businesses and town-centre retail, while many residents commute to larger centres such as Peterborough or Cambridge. Socially it combines long-established families and newer households, supported by schools, community groups and local leisure facilities, with the usual rural concerns about services balanced by a strong sense of community tied to the town’s market-town heritage.
Postcode districts covering March East
Most populated places nearby
- Peterborough 16.4 miles
- Cambridge 24 miles
- King's Lynn 19.4 miles
- Wisbech 8.4 miles
- Spalding 20 miles
- Huntingdon 19.3 miles
- March 1.3 miles
- Newmarket 23.9 miles
- Ely 11.8 miles
- Mildenhall 20.7 miles
- Market Deeping 20.6 miles
- Whittlesey 10.4 miles
Neighbouring places
- March South Ward 1.3 miles
- March Built-up area 1.3 miles
- March North Ward 1.5 miles
- Elm & Christchurch Ward 2.8 miles
- Wimblington Parish 2.8 miles
- Westry Built-up area 2.9 miles
- Christchurch Built-up area 3.4 miles
- Wimblington and Doddington Built-up area 3.6 miles
- March West & Benwick Ward 4.2 miles
- Doddington & Wimblington Ward 4.4 miles
- Elm Parish 4.6 miles
- Manea Built-up area 4.8 miles
Example postcodes in March East
PE15 9QS, PE15 9DF, PE15 9AE, PE15 9BN, PE15 9EG, PE15 9AY, PE15 9BW, PE15 9AN, PE15 9AH … See all
Transport links
- Stansted Airport 46.1 miles
- Norwich International Airport 49.6 miles
- March Railway Station 1.5 miles
- Manea Railway Station 4.2 miles
Hotels near March East Ad
- Ye Olde Griffin 3 1.3 miles
- Crown Lodge Hotel 6.7 miles
- Cross Keys Hotel 7.1 miles
- The Elm Tree Inn 4 7.1 miles
- The Rose and Crown Hotel 8.3 miles
- The Rose and Crown Hotel 8.3 miles
- The Anchor Ely 3 9.5 miles
Schools in March East
- Cavalry Primary School Primary
- Neale-Wade Academy Secondary
Local points of interest
- Ouse Washes Nature reserve 6.9 miles
- Must Farm Pile-dwelling Site Archaeological site 12.4 miles
- Stow Hall Gardens Gardens 13.2 miles
- Fengate Archaeological site 14.3 miles
- London Road Stadium Stadium 15.2 miles
- Peterborough Museum and Art Gallery Museum 15.4 miles
- Sawtry Abbey Historic site 17.3 miles
- Wicken Fen National Nature Reserve Nature reserve 17.9 miles
- Monks Wood National Nature Reserve Nature reserve 18.6 miles