Parson Drove
Built-up area in Fenland, Cambridgeshire, England
| Coordinates: | 52.659, 0.026 |
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| OS grid ref: | TF 37 08 |
| Population: | 828 |
| Dialling code: | 01945 (Wisbech) |
Parson Drove is a small village in the low-lying reclaimed landscape of the Fenland district of Cambridgeshire, England, located a short distance from the market towns of Wisbech and March. Set along a linear road pattern common to the Fens, it offers the wide horizons, drains and dykes that define this distinctive agricultural region.
The village’s name hints at historic functions as a drove route and land once associated with a parson, and its development has been shaped by centuries of drainage and reclamation. Today the local economy is dominated by intensive arable and horticultural farming on fertile peat and silt soils, while a village hall, church and local groups sustain a small but active community life rooted in rural Fenland traditions.
Postcode districts covering Parson Drove
Most populated places nearby
- Peterborough 13.6 miles21.8 km
- King's Lynn 18 miles28.9 km
- Boston 21.9 miles35.2 km
- Wisbech 5.9 miles9.5 km
- Spalding 11.5 miles18.5 km
- Huntingdon 23.8 miles38.3 km
- March 8 miles12.9 km
- Stamford 21.5 miles34.6 km
- Ely 20.4 miles32.8 km
- Bourne 18.4 miles29.7 km
- Market Deeping 14.5 miles23.4 km
- Whittlesey 9.6 miles15.5 km
Neighbouring places
- Murrow Built-up area 1.1 miles1.8 km
- Parson Drove & Wisbech St. Mary Ward 1.4 miles2.3 km
- Gedney Hill Built-up area 2.6 miles4.2 km
- Wisbech St. Mary Built-up area 2.8 miles4.6 km
- Sutton St. Edmund Built-up area 3 miles4.8 km
- Gorefield Built-up area 3.5 miles5.6 km
- Holbeach Drove Built-up area 3.5 miles5.7 km
- Guyhirn Built-up area 3.5 miles5.7 km
- The Saints Ward 3.5 miles5.7 km
- Leverington & Wisbech Rural Ward 4 miles6.4 km
- Whaplode Drove Built-up area 4.2 miles6.7 km
- Elm Parish 4.4 miles7.1 km
Example postcodes in Parson Drove
PE13 4AW, PE13 4JA, PE13 4PS, PE13 4JX, PE13 4JR, PE13 4LA, PE13 4HY, PE13 4JP, PE13 4JD … See all
Transport links
- Norwich International Airport 52.7 miles84.7 km
- Stansted Airport 54.2 miles87.2 km
- March Railway Station 7.4 miles11.8 km
- Whittlesea Railway Station 9.7 miles15.6 km
Hotels near Parson Drove Ad
- Ye Olde Griffin 3 8 miles12.9 km
- The Rose and Crown Hotel 5.6 miles9 km
- Crown Lodge Hotel 4 9.7 miles15.6 km
- Oliver Cromwell Hotel 8.2 miles13.2 km
- The Crown & Woolpack 9.6 miles15.5 km
Schools in Parson Drove
- Alderman Payne Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Must Farm Pile-dwelling Site Archaeological site 11.1 miles17.9 km
- Fengate Archaeological site 11.5 miles18.4 km
- Peterborough Museum and Art Gallery Museum 12.9 miles20.8 km
- London Road Stadium Stadium 12.9 miles20.8 km
- Ouse Washes Nature reserve 15.5 miles24.9 km
- Stow Hall Gardens Gardens 16.1 miles25.8 km
- Sawtry Abbey Historic site 19.5 miles31.4 km