Somersham
Built-up area in Huntingdonshire, Cambridgeshire, England
| Coordinates: | 52.383, -0.003 |
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| OS grid ref: | TL 36 77 |
| Population: | 3,524 |
| Dialling code: | 01487 (Warboys) |
Somersham is a small village and civil parish in the historic district of Huntingdonshire, now administered as part of Cambridgeshire in eastern England. It sits amid gently undulating arable countryside on the edge of the Fens, with a compact historic core of older cottages, a parish church and a scattering of listed buildings that hint at medieval and later rural origins. The surrounding landscape of fields and waterways gives the village a distinctly rural feel while keeping it within easy reach of larger centres.
Traditionally an agricultural community, Somersham today supports a mix of local businesses, pubs, a primary school and active village groups, and many residents commute to nearby towns for work. Community life is marked by village fêtes, clubs and volunteers maintaining local amenities; there is also a modest railway and industrial heritage in the area which appeals to local historians and visitors interested in Huntingdonshire’s past.
Postcode districts covering Somersham
Most populated places nearby
- Peterborough 17.5 miles
- Cambridge 13.9 miles
- Wisbech 20.8 miles
- Huntingdon 8.2 miles
- March 12.1 miles
- Newmarket 19.6 miles
- Ely 11.3 miles
- Biggleswade 23.1 miles
- Royston 22.9 miles
- Mildenhall 21.1 miles
- Market Deeping 24.6 miles
- Whittlesey 13.1 miles
Neighbouring places
- Colne Parish 1.3 miles
- Bluntisham and Colne Built-up area 1.7 miles
- Pidley Built-up area 1.8 miles
- Pidley cum Fenton Parish 1.9 miles
- Woodhurst Built-up area 2.1 miles
- Bluntisham Parish 2.3 miles
- Earith Built-up area 2.4 miles
- Warboys Built-up area 3.6 miles
- Needingworth Built-up area 3.7 miles
- Old Hurst Parish 3.8 miles
- St. Ives East Ward 3.9 miles
- Chatteris South Ward 3.9 miles
Example postcodes in Somersham
PE28 3ES, PE28 3EU, PE28 3YL, PE28 3JA, PE28 3HE, PE28 3JG, PE28 3JU, PE28 3EN, PE28 3YT … See all
Transport links
- Stansted Airport 35.9 miles
- Luton Airport 38.4 miles
- Huntingdon Railway Station 8.8 miles
- Manea Railway Station 11 miles
Hotels near Somersham Ad
- Lakeside Lodge Golf and Country Club 4 1.5 miles
- The Golden Lion Hotel, St Ives, Cambridgeshire 4 5.1 miles
- Pike & Eel Hotel and Marina 4.1 miles
- Slepe Hall Hotel 3 4.9 miles
- Old Ferry Boat 3 4.7 miles
- Cross Keys Hotel 5.4 miles
- The Golden Lion 4 5.1 miles
- Dolphin Hotel Cambridge 5.2 miles
- Black Bull Godmanchester 8.4 miles
- Delta Hotels Huntingdon 4 9.3 miles
Schools in Somersham
- Whitehall School Independent - primary
Local points of interest
- Ouse Washes Nature reserve 9 miles
- Huntingdon Racecourse Recreation 10.3 miles
- Sawtry Abbey Historic site 10.5 miles
- Monks Wood National Nature Reserve Nature reserve 10.5 miles
- Bridge Road Stadium 10.9 miles
- Trinity College College 13.2 miles
- Wicken Fen National Nature Reserve Nature reserve 13.4 miles
- Grand Arcade Shopping centre 13.4 miles
- University of Cambridge University 13.5 miles
- Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology Museum 13.5 miles
- Abbey Stadium Stadium 13.5 miles
- The Fitzwilliam Museum Museum 13.7 miles