Wisbech St. Mary
Parish in Fenland, Cambridgeshire, England
| Coordinates: | 52.631, 0.051 |
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| OS grid ref: | TF 38 05 |
| Dialling code: | 01945 (Wisbech) |
Wisbech St. Mary sits a few miles west of Wisbech in the low-lying marshes of Fenland, Cambridgeshire, England. The landscape is characteristically flat and reclaimed, cut by a network of drains and dykes fed by the nearby River Nene, which together have created very fertile soils and a long tradition of market gardening and bulb growing.
The community centres on a small village with a historic parish church, village hall and a couple of local pubs, giving it a distinctly rural, close-knit feel. Agriculture remains the economic backbone, though many residents commute to the market town of Wisbech or further afield to Peterborough, and the area’s history of fen reclamation and farming shapes much of its character and leisure opportunities, such as quiet lanes and countryside walks.
Postcode districts covering Wisbech St. Mary
Most populated places nearby
- Peterborough 13.9 miles22.3 km
- King's Lynn 17.9 miles28.9 km
- Boston 24 miles38.6 km
- Wisbech 5.4 miles8.8 km
- Spalding 13.7 miles22 km
- Huntingdon 22.4 miles36.1 km
- March 5.9 miles9.4 km
- Stamford 22.6 miles36.4 km
- Ely 18.2 miles29.2 km
- Bourne 20.2 miles32.5 km
- Market Deeping 15.9 miles25.6 km
- Whittlesey 9.1 miles14.7 km
Neighbouring places
- Parson Drove & Wisbech St. Mary Ward 0.9 miles1.4 km
- Murrow Built-up area 1.1 miles1.7 km
- Guyhirn Built-up area 1.3 miles2.1 km
- Parson Drove Built-up area 2.2 miles3.5 km
- Elm Parish 2.4 miles3.9 km
- Wisbech St. Mary Built-up area 2.5 miles4 km
- Elm & Christchurch Ward 3.9 miles6.2 km
- Wisbech South Ward 4.3 miles6.9 km
- Westry Built-up area 4.3 miles6.9 km
- Gorefield Built-up area 4.3 miles6.9 km
- Leverington & Wisbech Rural Ward 4.7 miles7.5 km
- Gedney Hill Built-up area 4.7 miles7.6 km
Example postcodes in Wisbech St. Mary
PE13 4XA, PE13 4ET, PE13 4EA, PE13 4HW, PE13 4XD, PE13 4RE, PE13 4AX, PE13 4BA, PE13 4EL … See all
Transport links
- Norwich International Airport 51.7 miles83.3 km
- Stansted Airport 52.1 miles83.9 km
- March Railway Station 5.2 miles8.3 km
- Whittlesea Railway Station 9 miles14.5 km
Hotels near Wisbech St. Mary Ad
- Ye Olde Griffin 3 5.9 miles9.5 km
- Crown Lodge Hotel 4 8.2 miles13.2 km
- The Rose and Crown Hotel 5.2 miles8.3 km
- Oliver Cromwell Hotel 6 miles9.7 km
Schools in Wisbech St. Mary
- Guyhirn C of E VC Primary School Primary
- Murrow Primary Academy Primary
- Wisbech St Mary C of E Academy Primary
Local points of interest
- Must Farm Pile-dwelling Site Archaeological site 10.8 miles17.4 km
- Fengate Archaeological site 11.7 miles18.8 km
- London Road Stadium Stadium 13 miles21 km
- Peterborough Museum and Art Gallery Museum 13.1 miles21.1 km
- Ouse Washes Nature reserve 13.3 miles21.4 km
- Stow Hall Gardens Gardens 14.9 miles23.9 km
- Sawtry Abbey Historic site 18.6 miles30 km