Sawtry
Ward in Huntingdonshire, Cambridgeshire, England
| Coordinates: | 52.415, -0.23 |
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| OS grid ref: | TL 20 81 |
Sawtry is an electoral ward in Huntingdonshire, Cambridgeshire, England, sitting close to the A1(M) between Huntingdon and Peterborough. The area mixes a traditional village centre with more recent housing and is surrounded by arable farmland, making it feel rural while remaining within easy commuting distance of larger towns.
Locally notable is the nearby site of Sawtry Abbey, a reminder of the area’s medieval past, and the community sustains a range of amenities - from primary schools and sports clubs to small shops and business estates. Social life tends to be community-focused, with parish groups and volunteer organisations active in staging events and supporting local services.
Postcode districts covering Sawtry
Most populated places nearby
- Peterborough 11.4 miles
- Cambridge 21.4 miles
- Bedford 21.5 miles
- Kettering 20.2 miles
- Kettering Town 20.3 miles
- Corby 19.9 miles
- Wellingborough 21.3 miles
- Rushden 17.9 miles
- Wisbech 24 miles
- Huntingdon 5.6 miles
- March 16.3 miles
- Stamford 19.9 miles
Neighbouring places
- Wood Walton Parish 1.9 miles
- Upton and Coppingford Parish 2.6 miles
- Sawtry Built-up area 2.7 miles
- Abbots Ripton Built-up area 2.7 miles
- Alconbury Weald Built-up area 2.8 miles
- Alconbury Weston Built-up area 3.2 miles
- Upwood and the Raveleys Parish 3.3 miles
- Conington Parish 3.3 miles
- Upwood Built-up area 3.4 miles
- Little Stukeley Built-up area 3.5 miles
- The Stukeleys Parish 3.8 miles
- Alconbury Built-up area 3.9 miles
Example postcodes in Sawtry
PE28 5ZJ, PE28 5WA, PE28 5XU, PE28 5SG, PE28 5QG, PE28 2ND, PE28 2LG, PE7 3QG, PE28 5UZ … See all
Transport links
- Luton Airport 37.8 miles
- Stansted Airport 41.6 miles
- Huntingdon Railway Station 6.2 miles
- Whittlesea Railway Station 10.4 miles
Hotels in Sawtry Ad
Schools in Sawtry
- Abbots Ripton C of E Primary School Primary
- Sawtry Infants' School Primary
- Sawtry Junior Academy Primary
- Sawtry Village Academy Secondary
Local points of interest
- Sawtry Abbey Historic site 1 mile
- Monks Wood National Nature Reserve Nature reserve 1.3 miles
- Huntingdon Racecourse Recreation 5.6 miles
- Walcot Hall Estate 7.6 miles
- Must Farm Pile-dwelling Site Archaeological site 9.9 miles
- London Road Stadium Stadium 10.3 miles
- Peterborough Museum and Art Gallery Museum 10.9 miles
- Fengate Archaeological site 11.6 miles
- Lyveden New Bield Historic site 13.9 miles
- Nene Park Stadium 16.7 miles
- Ouse Washes Nature reserve 17.3 miles
- Hayley Wood Forest 18 miles