Mepal
Sign in to saveMepal is a village in Cambridgeshire, England. Mepal is part of the East Cambridgeshire district, and is located just north of the A142 road between Ely and Chatteris. First listed as Mepahala in the 12th century, the village name meant 'Nook of land of a man named Mēapa' in Old English.
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Place details
- Locality
- East Cambridgeshire
- Region
- England
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Population
- 982
- Timezone
- Europe/London
via OpenStreetMap · GeoNames
Key facts
- UK place.static_image_name
- VillageSignDetailMepalCambs(RodneyBurton)Aug2006.jpg
- UK place.static_image_caption
- Mepal's village sign, showing Cornelius Vermuyden's wooden bridge, and sheep being transported by boat
- UK place.official_name
- Mepal
- UK place.country
- England
- UK place.region
- East of England
- UK place.os_grid_reference
- TL441808
- UK place.post_town
- ELY
- UK place.postcode_area
- CB
- UK place.postcode_district
- CB6
- UK place.dial_code
- 01353
- UK place.shire_county
- Cambridgeshire
- UK place.population
- 976
- UK place.population_ref
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- civil parish
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Located in
- East Cambridgeshire
- Population
- +616
- Image
- Mepal Church - geograph.org.uk - 458563.jpg
via Wikidata · CC0
Article
9 sectionsContents
- History
- RAF Mepal
- Climate
- Church
- Village life
- Botanical
- See also
- References
- External links
Mepal is a village in Cambridgeshire, England. Mepal is part of the East Cambridgeshire district, and is located just north of the A142 road between Ely and Chatteris. First listed as Mepahala in the 12th century, the village name meant 'Nook of land of a man named Mēapa' in Old English.
==History== Mepal's history has always been tied up with that of The Fens and the village is less than ten metres above sea level. One of the smaller villages of the Isle of Ely, Mepal lies at the western end of the Isle on what was once the shore between the fenland and the higher ground of the Isle.