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Ely Cathedral
Stunning Romanesque and Gothic cathedral dominating the Cambridgeshire fenland, renowned for its unique octagonal lantern tower.
47 km · about 55 min drive
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Cowbit
England, United Kingdom · Europe
About Cowbit
Cowbit sits on the route: 10 minutes from Spalding, 47km from Ely Cathedral.
Cowbit is in England, United Kingdom, with about 1,200 people. You drive on the left here. The nearest town is Spalding, about 5 km away.
Cowbit (locally pronounced Cubbit) is a village and civil parish in the South Holland district of Lincolnshire, England. The population of the civil parish at the 2011 census was 1,220. It is situated 3 miles (5 km) south from Spalding and 5 miles (8 km) north from Crowland.
Cowbit falls within the drainage area ofRead more
the Welland and Deepings Internal Drainage Board.
Cowbit Grade I listed Anglican parish church is dedicated to St Mary. The church was built on a small scale in the 14th century by Prior de Moulton of Spalding. A chancel and Perpendicular tower were added by Bishop Russell of Lincoln in 1487. Restoration was carried out in 1882. A Wesleyan chapel was built in 1842, and rebuilt in 1861. To the south, on the road to the hamlet of Peak Hill, is a stone named after St Guthlac, being a boundary marker for the earlier lands of Crowland Abbey.
The village contains a Grade II listed early 19th-century mill, a Church of England primary school, public play area, village hall, a garage, and a village store.
On 16 October 2011, work was completed on a new bypass for the A1073, which previously ran through the village. This new route has been re-designated to form part of the A16.
Cowbit previously had a railway station on Spalding to March line; the line is no longer in use.
Cowbit Wash lies to the west of the village, extends 8 miles (13 km) from north to south, and is nearly 1 mile (1.6 km) broad. Mainly arable land, it is a flood plain for the navigable River Welland, separated from Cowbit by an earth bank, Barrier Bank, that carries an unclassified road, the former A1073. Previously Welland overflow regularly flooded the Wash, the water freezing-over during winter allowing for ice skating and skating championships. A relief channel (Coronation Channel) for the Welland at Spalding made Cowbit Wash obsolete for many decades following its construction but during the winter of 2023-24 following months of heavy rainfall and Storm Henk the River Welland breached its banks near Crowland subsequently flooding the wash for the very first time since 1947.
Since Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee in 1897 there has been a punt gun salute over Cowbit Wash every coronation and jubilee, concurrent with gun salutes in London, including the June 2012 Diamond Jubilee of Elizabeth II.
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What is there to see near Cowbit?
Within an hour or so of Cowbit: Ely Cathedral (47 km), PF International Kart Circuit (48 km), Drayton House (Saltburn) (48 km).
Are there any good drives near Cowbit?
The nearest famous roads are Monsal Trail, Cat and Fiddle Road and Goyt Valley road, Peak District.
Where is Cowbit?
Cowbit is in England, United Kingdom, about 5 km from Spalding.
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- Population
- 1,220
- Continent
- Europe
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Region
- England
- Timezone
- Europe/London
- Coordinates
- 52.7452, -0.1298
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112 also works. NHS non-emergency medical advice: 111. National Highways breakdown assistance on motorways: 0300 123 5000.
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3 notable places within an hour's drive.
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PF International Kart Circuit
One of the world's leading kart tracks, in Lincolnshire, host of the CIK-FIA World Karting Championship and the track where many British Formula One drivers began.
48 km · about 55 min drive
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Drayton House (Saltburn)
The private Northamptonshire country house used as the Catton family estate in Saltburn; visible from public rights of way only.
48 km · about 55 min drive
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9 named roads, passes and coastal drives within 150km.
- 62 kmThe Backs, CambridgeThe famous riverside meadows behind the Cambridge colleges, offering iconic views of King's College Chapel, the Bridge of Sighs and punts on the Cam.
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- Drives on
- the left
- Petrol
- ~€1.73/litre
- Motorway tolls
- None
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April to October
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