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Eye
Also known as: Eye, Swydd Gaergrawnt
Eye — village and civil parish in Cambridgeshire, UK.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 3 h–6 h
- Nearest railway station
- Peterborough · 4.6 km
- Free entry
- Family-friendly
- Dog-friendly
About
Eye is a town, city, village or settlement in the United Kingdom. Recent population estimates put it at around 3,779 people. Wikidata describes it as: "village and civil parish in Cambridgeshire, UK". Coordinates: 52.6020°, -0.2000°.
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Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: Nene Washes SSSI
- Ramsar wetland: Nene Washes
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Eye is a village in the unitary authority area of Peterborough, in the ceremonial county of Cambridgeshire, England. The village is 3.8 miles (6 km) west of Thorney and 4.5 miles (7 km) south of Crowland, both known for their historic abbeys. The hamlet of Eye Green is immediately to the north, separated by the A47 trunk road.
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Background
History
According to A Dictionary of British Place Names, Eye derives from the Old English ēg, meaning a place at "the island or well-watered land, or dry ground in marsh". In the 10th century, this particular Eye was spelt "Ege". There has been a chapel at Eye since at least 1543. The present church, dedicated to Saint Matthew, was built by George Basevi in 1846. The 125 ft broach spire added 10 years later was removed for safety reasons in the early 1980s and the steeple now has a saddleback roof. Adjoining the southeast corner of the churchyard on Back Lane stands the former village fire station dating from 1826, when it housed a Merryweather fire engine. Closed after 1945, it was repaired by…
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- Coordinates
- 52.6020, -0.2000
- District
- Peterborough
- Parish
- Eye
- Postcode
- PE6 7WD
- Parliamentary constituency
- Peterborough
- Population
- 3,779
- Nearest railway station
- Peterborough — 4.6 km
Sources
- wikidata: Q1840716 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Eye, Cambridgeshire (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Eye parish church 2006-07-31 002web2.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Eye?
- Eye is in London, United Kingdom (postcode PE6 7WD), in the parish of Eye.
- Is Eye a protected site?
- Yes — Eye is part of the Nene Washes SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest and the Nene Washes Ramsar wetland.
- Is Eye free to visit?
- Yes, Eye is free to enter.
- How do I get to Eye?
- The nearest railway station is Peterborough, about 4.6 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode PE6 7WD.