Colne
Parish in Huntingdonshire, Cambridgeshire, England
| Coordinates: | 52.37, 0.017 |
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| OS grid ref: | TL 37 76 |
| Dialling code: | 01487 (Warboys) |
Colne is a small, rural parish in the historic district of Huntingdonshire, now administered within Cambridgeshire in England. It occupies gently undulating farmland on the fen-edge and retains a dispersed village character, with a handful of older buildings and a medieval parish church reflecting its long agricultural past.
Economically the area remains largely linked to farming, though many residents commute to nearby market towns such as Huntingdon and Peterborough. Social life is typically village-centred, with local events and country walks making the most of the surrounding fields and fenland waterways.
Postcode districts covering Colne
Most populated places nearby
- Peterborough 18.8 miles
- Cambridge 12.7 miles
- Wisbech 21.4 miles
- Huntingdon 8.7 miles
- March 12.8 miles
- Newmarket 18.4 miles
- Ely 10.6 miles
- Biggleswade 22.7 miles
- Royston 22 miles
- Mildenhall 20.2 miles
- Whittlesey 14.3 miles
- Sandy 20.9 miles
Neighbouring places
- Bluntisham and Colne Built-up area 0.7 miles
- Earith Built-up area 1.2 miles
- Somersham Built-up area 1.3 miles
- Bluntisham Parish 1.7 miles
- Woodhurst Built-up area 2.4 miles
- Pidley Built-up area 2.9 miles
- Pidley cum Fenton Parish 2.9 miles
- Needingworth Built-up area 3.3 miles
- Over & Willingham Ward 3.4 miles
- Holywell-cum-Needingworth Parish 3.6 miles
- Over Built-up area 4 miles
- St. Ives East Ward 4 miles
Example postcodes in Colne
PE28 3NB, PE28 3NU, PE28 3NA, PE28 3NF, PE28 3LZ, PE28 3NW, PE28 3GZ, PE28 3NH, PE28 3FQ … See all
Transport links
- Stansted Airport 34.7 miles
- Luton Airport 37.9 miles
- Huntingdon Railway Station 9.3 miles
- Waterbeach Railway Station 10.6 miles
Hotels near Colne Ad
- Pike & Eel Hotel and Marina 3.4 miles
- The Golden Lion Hotel, St Ives, Cambridgeshire 4 5 miles
- Lakeside Lodge Golf and Country Club 4 2.7 miles
- Slepe Hall Hotel 3 4.9 miles
- Old Ferry Boat 3 4.1 miles
- The Golden Lion 4 5 miles
- Cross Keys Hotel 6 miles
- Dolphin Hotel Cambridge 5.1 miles
- Black Bull Godmanchester 8.8 miles
- The Prince of Wales 3 7.6 miles
Local points of interest
- Ouse Washes Nature reserve 8.9 miles
- Bridge Road Stadium 9.7 miles
- Huntingdon Racecourse Recreation 10.9 miles
- Monks Wood National Nature Reserve Nature reserve 11.5 miles
- Sawtry Abbey Historic site 11.6 miles
- Trinity College College 12 miles
- Grand Arcade Shopping centre 12.3 miles
- Wicken Fen National Nature Reserve Nature reserve 12.3 miles
- University of Cambridge University 12.3 miles
- Abbey Stadium Stadium 12.3 miles
- Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology Museum 12.3 miles
- The Fitzwilliam Museum Museum 12.5 miles