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 miles30.2 km
- Cambridge 12.7 miles20.4 km
- Wisbech 21.4 miles34.4 km
- Huntingdon 8.7 miles14 km
- March 12.8 miles20.5 km
- Newmarket 18.4 miles29.6 km
- Ely 10.6 miles17.1 km
- Biggleswade 22.7 miles36.5 km
- Royston 22 miles35.4 km
- Mildenhall 20.2 miles32.5 km
- Whittlesey 14.3 miles23 km
- Sandy 20.9 miles33.7 km
Neighbouring places
- Bluntisham and Colne Built-up area 0.7 miles1.2 km
- Earith Built-up area 1.2 miles1.9 km
- Somersham Built-up area 1.3 miles2 km
- Bluntisham Parish 1.7 miles2.7 km
- Woodhurst Built-up area 2.4 miles3.9 km
- Pidley Built-up area 2.9 miles4.6 km
- Pidley cum Fenton Parish 2.9 miles4.7 km
- Needingworth Built-up area 3.3 miles5.3 km
- Over & Willingham Ward 3.4 miles5.5 km
- Holywell-cum-Needingworth Parish 3.6 miles5.8 km
- Over Built-up area 4 miles6.4 km
- St. Ives East Ward 4 miles6.5 km
Example postcodes in Colne
PE28 3NG, PE28 3NN, PE28 3NU, PE28 3PH, PE28 3NH, PE28 3PJ, PE28 3GZ, PE28 3NA, PE28 3NF … See all
Transport links
- Stansted Airport 34.7 miles55.9 km
- Luton Airport 37.9 miles61 km
- Huntingdon Railway Station 9.3 miles15 km
- Waterbeach Railway Station 10.6 miles17 km
Hotels near Colne Ad
- The Three Pickerels 4 5.1 miles8.2 km
- The Golden Lion Hotel, St Ives, Cambridgeshire 4 5 miles8 km
- Pike & Eel Hotel and Marina 3 3.4 miles5.4 km
- Lakeside Lodge 4 2.8 miles4.5 km
- Cross Keys Hotel 6 miles9.7 km
- The Old Bridge 3 8.8 miles14.1 km
- The Red Lion 8.9 miles14.3 km
- Dolphin Hotel Cambridge 4 5.1 miles8.2 km
- Delta Hotels by Marriott Huntingdon 4 9.9 miles15.9 km
- Slepe Hall Hotel 3 4.9 miles7.9 km
Local points of interest
- Ouse Washes Nature reserve 8.9 miles14.2 km
- Bridge Road Stadium 9.7 miles15.6 km
- Huntingdon Racecourse Recreation 10.9 miles17.5 km
- Monks Wood National Nature Reserve Nature reserve 11.5 miles18.5 km
- Sawtry Abbey Historic site 11.6 miles18.6 km
- Trinity College College 12 miles19.4 km
- Grand Arcade Shopping centre 12.3 miles19.7 km
- Wicken Fen National Nature Reserve Nature reserve 12.3 miles19.7 km
- University of Cambridge University 12.3 miles19.8 km
- Abbey Stadium Stadium 12.3 miles19.8 km
- Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology Museum 12.3 miles19.8 km
- The Fitzwilliam Museum Museum 12.5 miles20.1 km