Stretham
Sign in to saveStretham is a village and civil parish south-south-west of Ely in Cambridgeshire, England, about by road from London. Its main attraction is Stretham Old Engine, a steam-powered pump used to drain the fens. The pump is still in use today although converted to electric power. It has open days throughout the year.
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Place details
- Locality
- East Cambridgeshire
- Region
- England
- Country
- United Kingdom
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Key facts
- UK place.country
- England
- UK place.official_name
- Stretham
- UK place.static_image_name
- Stretham Windmill.JPG
- UK place.static_image_caption
- Stretham Windmill
- UK place.population
- 1,831
- UK place.area_total_sq_mi
- 6.27
- UK place.shire_district
- East Cambridgeshire
- UK place.shire_county
- Cambridgeshire
- UK place.region
- East of England
- UK place.london_distance_mi
- 64
- UK place.london_direction
- S
- UK place.constituency_westminster
- Ely and East Cambridgeshire
- UK place.civil_parish
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- civil parish
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Located in
- East Cambridgeshire
- Population
- +1439
- Area
- +6.27
- Shares border with
- Little Thetford
- Image
- Stretham Old Engine.JPG
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Article
19 sectionsContents
- History
- Stretham Feast Sunday
- Governance
- Geography
- Geology
- Boundaries
- Climate
- Demography
- Economy
- Notable buildings
- Transport
- Education
- Notable people
- See also
- References
- Notes
- Citations
- Bibliography
- External links
Stretham is a village and civil parish south-south-west of Ely in Cambridgeshire, England, about by road from London. Its main attraction is Stretham Old Engine, a steam-powered pump used to drain the fens. The pump is still in use today although converted to electric power. It has open days throughout the year.
==History== thumb|left|The torque from the hoard in the Hunt Museum A Bronze Age hoard consisting of gold jewellery including a torque, bracelet, six ribbed-rings as well as a bronze rapier was discovered in Granta Fen near Stretham in 1850. Dating to between 1300 and 1000 BC, the torque is in the Hunt Museum in Limerick while the remainder of the treasure is in the British Museum.