Benwick | |
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Location within Cambridgeshire | |
Population | 1,137 (2011 Census) |
OS grid reference | TL341909 |
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Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | March |
Postcode district | PE15 |
Dialling code | 01354 |
Police | Cambridgeshire |
Fire | Cambridgeshire |
Ambulance | East of England |
Benwick is a village and civil parish in the Fenland district of Cambridgeshire, England in the historic Isle of Ely. It is approximately 15 miles (24 km) from Peterborough and 30 miles (48 km) from Cambridge. The population of Benwick was recorded as 1137 in the United Kingdom Census 2011 with 452 households. The River Nene (Old Course) (part of the Middle Level Navigations) passes through the village, which is thus accessible by boat from the inland waterways network in England.