Orwell

About Orwell

Orwell lies within Cambridgeshire. Local places nearby include Wimpole only 1.5 km West South West, Little Eversden only 2.9 km North North East, Great Eversden around 3.1 km North, Harlton situated 3.1 km North East and Barrington situated 3.3 km East South East. Other countryside places nearby include Old Wimpole, Wendy, Dyer's Green and Shingay.

You may notice something interesting if you explore one of the nearby places.

The information presented here is derived from OS, ONS and OSM under open licence.

Local Map

Map of Orwell

Location Summary

  • Orwell is located in Cambridgeshire
  • Administrative Area:Cambridgeshire
  • Ceremonial County: Cambridgeshire
  • Historic County: Cambridgeshire
  • Region & Country:Eastern / England

Nearby Towns & Cities

Nearby Localities

Smaller Settlements

Beaches

  • Hadleigh Ray78.4 km SSE
  • Mill Beach67.5 km SE
  • West Mersea Beach75.5 km ESE

Parks

  • Butt Green12.5 km NE
  • Empty Common11.2 km ENE
  • Reed Green14.2 km S
  • Wimpole Park3.0 km WNW

Woods

  • Cobb's Wood1.7 km NW
  • Hill Plantation1.6 km ENE
  • Sharp Hill Plantation1.7 km NNW
  • Victoria Plantation1.1 km NW

Hills

  • Edics Hill1.2 km ESE
  • Fox Hill1.1 km NE
  • Orwell Hill1.1 km NNE
  • Toot Hill565 m NE

Lakes

  • Hauxton Junction7.6 km ENE
  • Johnston's Pond3.1 km NW
  • Long's Lake5.5 km SW
  • My Lady's Pond2.5 km W

Waterfalls

  • Neptune Waterfall63.2 km SW
  • The Cascade69.7 km W
  • Tower Waterfall63.3 km SW

Headlands

  • Tripcock Ness70.0 km S
  • West Point83.3 km SSE

Islands

  • Duck Island20.4 km SE
  • Riddy Island7.4 km ENE

Wetlands

  • Fowlmere6.7 km SE
  • Chesterton Fen16.0 km NE
  • Ouse Fen22.5 km N

Health Services

  • Kneesworth House HospitalHospital 6.5 km SSW
  • Royston HospitalHospital 10.5 km S
  • Maycroft Care HomeMedical 4.4 km SSE
  • St KeynesMedical 9.2 km N

Education

  • Petersfield Church of England (Aided) Primary SchoolSchool 608 m SW
  • Barrington Church of England Primary SchoolSchool 3.5 km E
  • Wolfson CollegeUniversity 10.3 km NE

Railway Stations

  • Shepreth3.7 km SE
  • Foxton5.0 km ESE

Bus Stations

  • Royston Bus Station10.0 km S
  • Addenbrooke's Bus Station11.6 km ENE

Coach Stations

  • Stansted Airport Coach Station33.2 km SE
  • Luton Airport Bus and Coach Station37.9 km SW

Ferry Terminals

  • Blackfriars Pier69.8 km S
  • Bankside Pier70.0 km S

Airports

  • Cambridge City Airport14.8 km ENE
  • Stansted Airport32.7 km SSE

Airfields

  • Top Farm Airfield7.4 km W
  • Bourn Airfield8.9 km NNW

Heliports

  • The Egerton-Smith Centre14.7 km ENE
  • Magpas Air Ambulance31.4 km NNW

Harbours

  • Chelsea Harbour74.3 km S
  • Harwich Harbour91.5 km ESE