Holywell-cum-Needingworth
Ward in Huntingdonshire, Cambridgeshire, England
| Coordinates: | 52.348, -0.007 |
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| OS grid ref: | TL 35 74 |
| Dialling code: | 01487 (Warboys) |
Holywell-cum-Needingworth is a largely rural ward in the district of Huntingdonshire, Cambridgeshire, lying close to St Ives and the River Great Ouse. It has deep fenland roots, with a landscape shaped by drainage and agriculture and a mix of traditional farms, small housing clusters and newcomers who commute to nearby Huntingdon and Cambridge.
The area is noted for its community spirit around village halls and parish councils, and for pockets of wildlife interest where former gravel workings and wet meadows have become informal lakes and nature spots popular with anglers and birdwatchers. Historic ties to medieval settlement and the evolving rural economy give the ward a quietly picturesque but well-connected character.
Postcode districts covering Holywell-cum-Needingworth
Most populated places nearby
- Peterborough 19.4 miles
- Cambridge 11.8 miles
- Bedford 24.1 miles
- Wisbech 23.2 miles
- Huntingdon 7.5 miles
- March 14.5 miles
- Newmarket 18.7 miles
- Ely 12 miles
- Biggleswade 20.9 miles
- Royston 20.4 miles
- Saffron Walden 25 miles
- Mildenhall 21.2 miles
Neighbouring places
- Bluntisham Parish 0.1 miles
- Bluntisham and Colne Built-up area 1.1 miles
- Needingworth Built-up area 1.5 miles
- Woodhurst Built-up area 1.7 miles
- Holywell-cum-Needingworth Parish 1.8 miles
- Colne Parish 1.8 miles
- Earith Built-up area 1.9 miles
- Somersham Built-up area 2.4 miles
- St. Ives East Ward 2.6 miles
- Over Built-up area 2.7 miles
- Over & Willingham Ward 2.8 miles
- Pidley Built-up area 3 miles
Example postcodes in Holywell-cum-Needingworth
PE27 4UE, PE28 3LJ, PE28 3XA, PE27 4SY, PE27 4AL, PE27 4WA, PE27 4SE, PE27 4NE, PE28 3XU … See all
Transport links
- Stansted Airport 33.6 miles
- Luton Airport 36.1 miles
- Huntingdon Railway Station 7.9 miles
- Waterbeach Railway Station 10.4 miles
Hotels near Holywell-cum-Needingworth Ad
- Pike & Eel Hotel and Marina 3 1.7 miles
- The Golden Lion Hotel, St Ives, Cambridgeshire 4 3.3 miles
- The Three Pickerels 4 6.8 miles
- The Old Bridge 3 7.4 miles
- The Red Lion 8.1 miles
- Lakeside Lodge 4 3.5 miles
- Holiday Inn Express Cambridge West Cambourne 3 9.2 miles
- Dolphin Hotel Cambridge 4 3.4 miles
- Slepe Hall Hotel 3 3.2 miles
- Holiday Inn Huntingdon - Racecourse 3 9.4 miles
Schools in Holywell-cum-Needingworth
- Earith Primary School Primary
- Holywell C of E Primary School Primary
- St Helen's Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Bridge Road Stadium 8.9 miles
- Huntingdon Racecourse Recreation 9.6 miles
- Ouse Washes Nature reserve 10.6 miles
- Monks Wood National Nature Reserve Nature reserve 10.9 miles
- Trinity College College 11.1 miles
- Sawtry Abbey Historic site 11.3 miles
- Grand Arcade Shopping centre 11.3 miles
- University of Cambridge University 11.3 miles
- Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology Museum 11.4 miles
- The Fitzwilliam Museum Museum 11.5 miles
- Abbey Stadium Stadium 11.6 miles
- Cambridge University Botanic Garden Gardens 12.1 miles