Holme
Parish in Huntingdonshire, Cambridgeshire, England
| Coordinates: | 52.482, -0.214 |
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| OS grid ref: | TL 21 88 |
| Population: | 636 |
| Dialling code: | 01733 (Peterborough) |
The village and civil parish of Holme sits in the historic district of Huntingdonshire within Cambridgeshire, in eastern England, a low-lying fenland community a few miles west of Peterborough. It is best known for Holme Fen National Nature Reserve, a surviving remnant of the old peat bogs with the famous carved marker, the Holme Post, and an area that includes the lowest land point in Great Britain, which draws birdwatchers and naturalists.
The landscape and local economy have been shaped by 19th-century drainage and peat extraction, leaving fertile arable fields criss-crossed by ditches and drains; today agriculture, a handful of small businesses and commuting to nearby towns predominate. The parish retains a quiet, close-knit rural character with lanes and a few historic buildings that reflect its fenland past.
Postcode districts covering Holme
Most populated places nearby
- Peterborough 7 miles11.3 km
- Cambridge 24.4 miles39.3 km
- Kettering 21.6 miles34.8 km
- Kettering Town 21.8 miles35 km
- Corby 19.9 miles32 km
- Wellingborough 24 miles38.6 km
- Rushden 21.1 miles33.9 km
- Wisbech 20.4 miles32.8 km
- Spalding 21 miles33.8 km
- Huntingdon 10 miles16 km
- March 13.5 miles21.8 km
- Stamford 16.6 miles26.8 km
Neighbouring places
- Holme Built-up area 1.6 miles2.5 km
- Conington Parish 2.3 miles3.7 km
- Ramsey St. Mary's Built-up area 2.6 miles4.2 km
- Yaxley Built-up area 3 miles4.8 km
- Wood Walton Parish 3.1 miles5 km
- Stilton Built-up area 3.3 miles5.4 km
- Stilton, Folksworth & Washingley Ward 3.6 miles5.7 km
- Denton and Caldecote Parish 3.8 miles6.1 km
- Farcet Built-up area 3.9 miles6.2 km
- Hampton Vale Ward 4 miles6.5 km
- Glatton Built-up area 4.1 miles6.5 km
- Folksworth Built-up area 4.2 miles6.8 km
Example postcodes in Holme
PE7 3PE, PE7 3PP, PE7 3XZ, PE7 3PZ, PE7 3PN, PE7 3QZ, PE7 3PY, PE7 3PL, PE7 3PR … See all
Transport links
- Luton Airport 42.5 miles68.4 km
- Stansted Airport 45.4 miles73.1 km
- Whittlesea Railway Station 6.2 miles9.9 km
- Peterborough Railway Station 6.6 miles10.6 km
Hotels near Holme Ad
- The Bell Inn Hotel, Stilton, Cambridgeshire 4 3.2 miles5.1 km
- Park Inn by Radisson Peterborough 3 6.3 miles10.1 km
- Thorpe Lodge Hotel 6.5 miles10.5 km
- Holiday Inn Express Peterborough 3 6.4 miles10.3 km
- The Bull Hotel, Sure Hotel Collection 4 6.5 miles10.4 km
- Delta Hotels by Marriott Peterborough 4 6.6 miles10.6 km
- Milestone Peterborough Hotel A1m, Sure Hotel Collection 4 3.6 miles5.8 km
- Holiday Inn Peterborough West 4 6.5 miles10.4 km
- The Pearl Hotel 4 6.8 miles10.9 km
- Days Inn Peterborough 3 5.6 miles9.1 km
Schools in Holme
- Holme C of E Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Sawtry Abbey Historic site 3.9 miles6.3 km
- Must Farm Pile-dwelling Site Archaeological site 5.3 miles8.5 km
- London Road Stadium Stadium 5.8 miles9.3 km
- Monks Wood National Nature Reserve Nature reserve 5.9 miles9.5 km
- Peterborough Museum and Art Gallery Museum 6.3 miles10.2 km
- Fengate Archaeological site 7 miles11.2 km
- Walcot Hall Estate 8.2 miles13.1 km
- Huntingdon Racecourse Recreation 10.3 miles16.5 km
- Lyveden New Bield Historic site 14.4 miles23.1 km
- Burghley House Historic site 14.9 miles24 km
- Ouse Washes Nature reserve 16.5 miles26.5 km
- Spanhoe Wood Forest 17.6 miles28.3 km