Abbots Ripton
Parish in Huntingdonshire, Cambridgeshire, England
| Coordinates: | 52.39, -0.192 |
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| OS grid ref: | TL 23 78 |
| Dialling code: | 01480 (Huntingdon) |
Abbots Ripton is a small, rural parish in Huntingdonshire, Cambridgeshire, England, set in typical fen‑edge countryside of farmland, copses and winding lanes. Its name records historic ownership by Ramsey Abbey, and the village cluster includes a parish church and several historic houses that give the place a quiet, conservation‑minded character.
The parish is best known nationally for the dramatic 1876 rail crash on the nearby East Coast Main Line, which prompted changes to signalling and winter operating practices; locally the economy remains largely agricultural with a number of commuters and small estates such as Abbots Ripton Hall, while community life centres on the village hall, pub and occasional fetes and country events.
Postcode districts covering Abbots Ripton
Most populated places nearby
- Peterborough 13.4 miles21.5 km
- Cambridge 19.1 miles30.7 km
- Bedford 20.9 miles33.6 km
- Kettering 21.8 miles35 km
- Kettering Town 21.9 miles35.2 km
- Corby 21.9 miles35.2 km
- Wellingborough 22.3 miles35.9 km
- Rushden 18.5 miles29.8 km
- Wisbech 24.3 miles39.1 km
- Huntingdon 3.5 miles5.7 km
- March 16.1 miles25.9 km
- Stamford 22.2 miles35.7 km
Neighbouring places
- Abbots Ripton Built-up area 0.4 miles0.7 km
- Alconbury Weald Built-up area 2 miles3.3 km
- Kings Ripton Parish 2.2 miles3.5 km
- Little Stukeley Built-up area 2.2 miles3.6 km
- The Stukeleys Parish 2.3 miles3.8 km
- Great Stukeley Built-up area 2.4 miles3.9 km
- Upwood and the Raveleys Parish 2.9 miles4.7 km
- Broughton Parish 3 miles4.8 km
- Upwood Built-up area 3.1 miles5 km
- Wistow Built-up area 3.3 miles5.3 km
- Wood Walton Parish 3.3 miles5.3 km
- Alconbury Built-up area 3.4 miles5.5 km
Example postcodes in Abbots Ripton
PE28 2PH, PE28 2PB, PE28 2PT, PE28 2PR, PE28 2GJ, PE28 2PW, PE28 2LQ, PE28 2PA, PE28 2LH … See all
Transport links
- Luton Airport 36.4 miles58.6 km
- Stansted Airport 39.3 miles63.3 km
- Huntingdon Railway Station 4.3 miles6.9 km
- St. Neots Railway Station 11.2 miles18 km
Hotels near Abbots Ripton Ad
- The Old Bridge 3 4.4 miles7 km
- Holiday Inn Huntingdon - Racecourse 3 4.3 miles6.9 km
- Delta Hotels by Marriott Huntingdon 4 3.7 miles6 km
- The Bell Inn Hotel, Stilton, Cambridgeshire 4 7.9 miles12.8 km
- The Golden Lion Hotel, St Ives, Cambridgeshire 4 6.8 miles11 km
- George Hotel Huntingdon by Greene King Inns 3 4.2 miles6.7 km
- Lakeside Lodge 4 6.8 miles10.9 km
- Dolphin Hotel Cambridge 4 6.8 miles10.9 km
- Pike & Eel Hotel and Marina 3 9.1 miles14.7 km
- Slepe Hall Hotel 3 6.5 miles10.4 km
Schools in Abbots Ripton
- Abbots Ripton C of E Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Monks Wood National Nature Reserve Nature reserve 2.5 miles4.1 km
- Sawtry Abbey Historic site 3.3 miles5.3 km
- Huntingdon Racecourse Recreation 4.3 miles6.9 km
- Walcot Hall Estate 9.7 miles15.6 km
- Must Farm Pile-dwelling Site Archaeological site 11.4 miles18.3 km
- London Road Stadium Stadium 12.2 miles19.6 km
- Peterborough Museum and Art Gallery Museum 12.7 miles20.5 km
- Fengate Archaeological site 13.4 miles21.5 km
- Lyveden New Bield Historic site 15.9 miles25.5 km
- Hayley Wood Forest 15.9 miles25.7 km
- Ouse Washes Nature reserve 16.1 miles25.9 km
- Bridge Road Stadium 16.5 miles26.6 km