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Wimblington
Wimblington — village and civil parish in Cambridgeshire, England, UK.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 3 h–6 h
- Nearest railway station
- Manea · 6.6 km
- Free entry
- Family-friendly
- Dog-friendly
About
Wimblington is a town, city, village or settlement in the United Kingdom. Recent population estimates put it at around 557 people. Address: PE15. Wikidata describes it as: "village and civil parish in Cambridgeshire, England, UK". Coordinates: 52.5000°, 0.0800°.
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Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: Ouse Washes SSSI
- Ramsar wetland: Ouse Washes
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Wimblington is a village in the Isle of Ely, Cambridgeshire, England, with a population of 1700 as of the 2001 census, including Stonea and increasing to 2,211 at the 2011 Census.
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Background
History
The place-name 'Wimblington' is first attested in a document of circa 975, where it appears as Wimblingetune. The name means 'the town or settlement of Winebald's people'. Formerly a hamlet of the large Doddington parish, in 1874 it became a separate parish and a new church, St Peter's, was opened on 15 May of that year. The church was designed by Thomas Henry Wyatt. The village is effectively divided into two; a hamlet known as Eastwood End is separated from the main village by the A141 road, which was previously divided by the St Ives extension of the Great Eastern Railway line between March and Chatteris. Wimblington railway station closed in 1967. Wimblington won the Cambridgeshire…
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- Coordinates
- 52.5000, 0.0800
- County
- Cambridgeshire
- District
- Fenland
- Parish
- Wimblington
- Postcode
- PE15
- Parliamentary constituency
- North East Cambridgeshire
- Population
- 557
- Nearest railway station
- Manea — 6.6 km
Sources
- wikidata: Q546711 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Wimblington (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: St Peter's Church, Wimblington geograph-3470728-by-Kim-Fyson.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Wimblington?
- Wimblington is in Cambridgeshire, London, United Kingdom (postcode PE15), in the parish of Wimblington.
- Is Wimblington a protected site?
- Yes — Wimblington is part of the Ouse Washes SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest and the Ouse Washes Ramsar wetland.
- Is Wimblington free to visit?
- Yes, Wimblington is free to enter.
- How do I get to Wimblington?
- The nearest railway station is Manea, about 6.6 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode PE15.