Mepal

Mepal
Mepal's village sign, showing Cornelius Vermuyden's wooden bridge, and sheep being transported by boat
Mepal is located in Cambridgeshire
Mepal
Mepal
Location within Cambridgeshire
Population976 (2021)[1]
OS grid referenceTL441808
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townELY
Postcode districtCB6
Dialling code01353
List of places
UK
England
Cambridgeshire
52°24′22″N 0°07′01″E / 52.406°N 0.117°E / 52.406; 0.117

Mepal /ˈmiːpəl/ 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.[2]

  1. ^ "Key Figures for 2011 Census: Key Statistics. Area: Mepal (Parish)". ONS. 2013. Retrieved 2 February 2013.
  2. ^ Mills, A. D. (2011). A Dictionary of British Place-Names (2nd ed.). Oxford: Oxford University Press. p. 703. ISBN 978-0-19-852758-9.