Littleport
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Littleport is a town in East Cambridgeshire, in the Isle of Ely, Cambridgeshire, England. It lies about north-east of Ely and south-east of Welney, on the Bedford Level South section of the River Great Ouse, close to Burnt Fen and Mare Fen. It is served by Littleport railway station. There are two primary schools, Millfield Primary and Littleport Community, and a secondary, Vista Academy. The Littleport riots of 1816 influenced the passage of the Vagrancy Act 1824.
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Place details
- Locality
- East Cambridgeshire
- Region
- England
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Population
- 7,935
- Timezone
- Europe/London
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Key facts
- UK place.country
- England
- UK place.official_name
- Littleport
- UK place.population
- 9,168
- UK place.population_ref
- (2021)
- UK place.area_total_km2
- 2.417
- UK place.shire_district
- East Cambridgeshire
- UK place.shire_county
- Cambridgeshire
- UK place.london_distance_mi
- 67.4
- UK place.london_direction
- S
- UK place.region
- East of England
- UK place.constituency_westminster
- Ely and East Cambridgeshire
- UK place.post_town
- ELY
- UK place.postcode_district
- CB6
- UK place.postcode_area
- CB
- UK place.dial_code
- 01353
- UK place.os_grid_reference
- TL568868
- UK place.static_image_name
- St George's Church, Littleport - geograph.org.uk - 112543.jpg
- UK place.static_image_caption
- St George's Church
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Encyclopedic overview
14 sectionsContents
- History
- World War II
- Governance
- Economy
- Little Ouse
- Climate
- Demography
- Notable people
- Local folklore and legends
- Black dog hauntings
- Cultural reference
- Gallery
- Notes and references
- External links
Littleport is a town in East Cambridgeshire, in the Isle of Ely, Cambridgeshire, England. It lies about north-east of Ely and south-east of Welney, on the Bedford Level South section of the River Great Ouse, close to Burnt Fen and Mare Fen. It is served by Littleport railway station. There are two primary schools, Millfield Primary and Littleport Community, and a secondary, Vista Academy. The Littleport riots of 1816 influenced the passage of the Vagrancy Act 1824.
==History== With an Old English name of Litelport, the village was worth 17,000 eels a year to the Abbots of Ely in 1086.
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