Wistow
Parish in Huntingdonshire, Cambridgeshire, England
| Coordinates: | 52.42, -0.107 |
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| OS grid ref: | TL 28 81 |
| Population: | 522 |
| Dialling code: | 01487 (Warboys) |
Wistow is a small, rural village in the historic district of Huntingdonshire, now administered within Cambridgeshire in England. Set on the fen-edge countryside between the market towns of St Ives and Huntingdon, it retains a quietly agricultural character with arable fields, winding lanes and a cluster of traditional cottages and a parish church that hint at its long local history.
Community life in Wistow tends to be close-knit, with village events, a village hall and local groups providing social focus, while the economy mixes farming with residents who commute to nearby centres such as Cambridge for work. Its appeal lies in the peaceful rural setting, historic buildings and the sense of continuity common to small English villages.
Postcode districts covering Wistow
Most populated places nearby
- Peterborough 12.9 miles20.7 km
- Cambridge 18.3 miles29.4 km
- Bedford 24.6 miles39.6 km
- Corby 24.8 miles40 km
- Rushden 22.6 miles36.4 km
- Wisbech 20.5 miles33.1 km
- Huntingdon 6.4 miles10.3 km
- March 12.2 miles19.6 km
- Stamford 22.9 miles36.8 km
- Newmarket 24.7 miles39.7 km
- Ely 15.7 miles25.2 km
- Biggleswade 23.9 miles38.5 km
Neighbouring places
- Wistow Built-up area 0.8 miles1.4 km
- Bury Built-up area 1.3 miles2 km
- Warboys Built-up area 1.7 miles2.8 km
- Upwood Built-up area 1.9 miles3.1 km
- Ramsey Built-up area 2 miles3.2 km
- Upwood and the Raveleys Parish 2 miles3.2 km
- Broughton Parish 2.9 miles4.7 km
- Old Hurst Parish 3 miles4.7 km
- Pidley cum Fenton Parish 3.5 miles5.6 km
- Pidley Built-up area 3.6 miles5.8 km
- Ramsey Forty Foot Built-up area 3.9 miles6.3 km
- Kings Ripton Parish 3.9 miles6.3 km
Example postcodes in Wistow
PE28 2QF, PE28 2QE, PE28 2QD, PE28 2QN, PE28 2QJ, PE28 2QA, PE28 2YD, PE28 2QS, PE28 2QL … See all
Transport links
- Luton Airport 39.2 miles63.2 km
- Stansted Airport 39.7 miles63.9 km
- Huntingdon Railway Station 7.2 miles11.6 km
- Whittlesea Railway Station 9 miles14.5 km
Hotels near Wistow Ad
- The Old Bridge 3 7 miles11.3 km
- Lakeside Lodge 4 3.6 miles5.8 km
- Holiday Inn Huntingdon - Racecourse 3 7.9 miles12.7 km
- Delta Hotels by Marriott Huntingdon 4 7.1 miles11.5 km
- The Golden Lion Hotel, St Ives, Cambridgeshire 4 6.8 miles11 km
- The Bell Inn Hotel, Stilton, Cambridgeshire 4 9 miles14.5 km
- The Three Pickerels 4 9.6 miles15.4 km
- Cross Keys Hotel 7 miles11.3 km
- Pike & Eel Hotel and Marina 3 7.9 miles12.8 km
- George Hotel Huntingdon by Greene King Inns 3 7 miles11.3 km
Local points of interest
- Sawtry Abbey Historic site 5.6 miles9.1 km
- Monks Wood National Nature Reserve Nature reserve 6.2 miles9.9 km
- Huntingdon Racecourse Recreation 7.9 miles12.8 km
- Must Farm Pile-dwelling Site Archaeological site 9.8 miles15.7 km
- London Road Stadium Stadium 11.5 miles18.5 km
- Peterborough Museum and Art Gallery Museum 12 miles19.3 km
- Ouse Washes Nature reserve 12.1 miles19.5 km
- Fengate Archaeological site 12.2 miles19.6 km
- Walcot Hall Estate 12.5 miles20.1 km
- Bridge Road Stadium 15.4 miles24.8 km
- Hayley Wood Forest 17.5 miles28.1 km
- Trinity College College 17.5 miles28.2 km