Little Downham
Coordinates: 52°25′59″N 0°13′59″E / 52.433°N 0.233°E
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 Little Downham
Little Downham shown within Cambridgeshire |
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| OS grid reference | TL518841 |
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| District | East Cambridgeshire |
| Shire county | Cambridgeshire |
| Region | East |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| EU Parliament | East of England |
| List of places: UK • England • Cambridgeshire | |
Situated in the east of Cambridgeshire, the village of Little Downham is located just 3 miles (5 km) north of the city of Ely. The Parish of Little Downham comprises Little Downham and Pymoor. It has an approximate population of 2660 with approximately 35 miles for footpaths around the parish[1].
It was the only site in Cambridgeshire to be covered by the Survey of English Dialects.
In the Domesday Book the village is called Duneham. At the time the Fens were mostly flooded, and the village is on a small rise of solid ground (visible today), so there may have been 'dunes' there.
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[edit] Local Nature Reserve
Little Downham has the first dedicated Local Nature Reserve in East Cambridgeshire which is situated adjacent to the Bishop's walk. It consists of four sections of land, measuring a total of 17 acres.
[edit] Local Events
Each year a village fete is staged in June and in the same month a Medieval Fair is held just outside of the village. In September the local primary school organises a Scarecrow Fair, that sees the village lined with Scarecrows for the week building up to the fair. The annual Ely New Year's Eve 10k Race, organised by Ely Runners, both begins and ends in Little Downham. The 2011 race featured 700 runners and involved one circuit of the fen around Little Downham.[2]
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Media related to Little Downham at Wikimedia Commons
- Little Downham Scarecrow Week 2011
- Little Downham Medieval Fair 2011
- Little Downham Village Fete 2011
- Little Downham - Ely On-line
- Little Downham Parish Community Website
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