Fenstanton

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Fenstanton is a village and civil parish in Cambridgeshire, England. Fenstanton is approximately 2 miles south of St Ives. Fenstanton is situated within Huntingdonshire which is a non-metropolitan district of Cambridgeshire as well as being a historic county of England. Fenstanton lies on the south side of the River Ouse. ()

Alternative names: Population: 2.6 thous.Coordinates: 52°17'54"N, 0°4'17"W

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Fenstanton – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Houghton Mill, St Ives Bridge, Godmanchester Chinese Bridge, Godmanchester Baptist Church.

3.1 miNW
Art gallery, Museum, Historical place
Houghton Mill, Huntingdon
79 min walk • Houghton Mill is a water mill located on the Great Ouse in the village of Houghton, Cambridgeshire, England. It is a National Trust property and a Grade II* listed building.
1.7 miN
Bridge
St Ives Bridge, St Ives
44 min walk • St Ives Bridge is a 15th-century bridge crossing the River Great Ouse in St Ives, Cambridgeshire, England. It is noted for being one of only four bridges in England to incorporate a chapel.
4.6 miW
Bridge
Godmanchester Chinese Bridge, Godmanchester
119 min walk • Godmanchester Chinese Bridge is a landmark of the town of Godmanchester, Huntingdonshire. It is a pedestrian bridge that spans a mill stream on the River Great Ouse and is, as the name suggests, built in an ostensibly Chinese style.
4.5 miW
Church
Godmanchester Baptist Church, Godmanchester
114 min walk • The Church of St Mary the Virgin is a Church of England parish church in Godmanchester, Cambridgeshire. The church is a grade I listed building with its earliest phase dating to the 13th century. Most of the structure is of 13th- to 15th-century date but the tower was built in 1623.
2.1 miNW
Historical place, History museum, Museum
The Manor, Hemingford Grey
55 min walk • The Manor is a house in the village of Hemingford Grey, Cambridgeshire. It was built in the 1130s and is one of the oldest continuously inhabited houses in Britain — often claimed as the oldest, although this is disputed. Much of the original house remains intact despite various changes over nine centuries.
2.7 miNW
Church, Gothic architecture
St Margaret's Church, Hemingford Grey
69 min walk • St Margaret's Church, in Hemingford Abbots is a Church of England church, dedicated to Saint Margaret of Antioch. A church has stood on the site since at least 1086, for it is mentioned in the Domesday Record. Parts of the current fabric date from c. 1300.
5 miNW
Hotel, Bridge
Old Bridge, Huntingdon
127 min walk • The Old Bridge in Huntingdon is a well-preserved medieval stone bridge over the River Great Ouse, connecting Huntingdon to Godmanchester.
5.1 miNW
Church
St Mary's Church, Huntingdon
130 min walk • St Mary's Church is located in Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire, England. The church is said to have been the "Mother Church of Huntingdon".
5.1 miNW
Forts and castles
Huntingdon Castle, Huntingdon
130 min walk • Huntingdon Castle was situated in the town of Huntingdon in Cambridgeshire. In 1068 a Norman motte and bailey castle was built for William the Conqueror.
3.8 miSW
Church
St John the Baptist's Church
97 min walk • St John the Baptist's Church is a redundant Anglican church in the village of Papworth St Agnes, Cambridgeshire, England. It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II* listed building, and is under the care of the Friends of Friendless Churches.
4.2 miNW
Park
Godmanchester Nature Reserve
107 min walk • Godmanchester Nature Reserve is a 59-hectare nature reserve in Godmanchester in Cambridgeshire, England. It is managed by the Wildlife Trust for Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Northamptonshire.

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Fenstanton – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)