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in the county of Cambridgeshire

About Benwick

Benwick is a small village in Fenland, Cambridgeshire with a population of around 860. Benwick has few village ammenites, only the Primary School, Play Group, "Five Alls" - the local pub and the Village Hall to serve the people of Benwick. The shop closed in August 2007.

Benwick has a comprehensive website: www.lilyholtroad.co.uk which contains masses of information on the goings on in the village.

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Peterborough, Cambridgeshire

Peterborough (143 Pictures) a Historic City in the county of Cambridgeshire

(10.5 miles, 16.8 km, direction NW of Benwick)

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Ely Cathedral

Ely (160 Pictures) a Historic City in the county of Cambridgeshire

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Fotheringhay (27 Pictures) in the county of Northamptonshire

(17.7 miles, 28.4 km, direction W of Benwick)

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Spalding (104 Pictures) in the county of Lincolnshire

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Flag Fen Bronze and Iron Age Centre at Whittlesey in Cambridgeshire

Flag Fen Bronze Age Centre (8 Pictures)

(8.9 miles, 14.3 km, direction NW)

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Peterborough Cathedral, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire

Peterborough Cathedral (68 Pictures)

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Houghton Mill, Cambridgeshire

Houghton Mill (18 Pictures)

(12.1 miles, 19.5 km, direction S)

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Ferry Meadows Country Park (47 Pictures)

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Crowland Abbey, Lincolnshire

Crowland Abbey (18 Pictures)

(13.6 miles, 21.9 km, direction NW)

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Oliver Cromwell's house at Ely, Cambridgeshire

Oliver Cromwell's House (4 Pictures)

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