Parson Drove

Parson Drove
The Cage, Parson Drove.
Parson Drove is located in Cambridgeshire
Parson Drove
Parson Drove
Location within Cambridgeshire
Population1,030 (2001)
OS grid referenceTF370085
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townWisbech
Postcode districtPE13
Dialling code01945
List of places
UK
England
Cambridgeshire
52°40′N 0°02′E / 52.66°N 0.03°E / 52.66; 0.03

Parson Drove is a fen village and civil parish in the Isle of Ely, Cambridgeshire, England. A linear settlement, it is 6 miles (10 km) west of Wisbech, the nearest town.[1] The village is named after the central thoroughfare along which the village developed, a green drove, much wider than the current metalled road (B1166). The population at the 2001 Census was 1,030.[2] The city of Peterborough is 19 miles (31 km) to the west, and the town of King's Lynn is 21 miles (34 km) to the east.

  1. ^ AA Book of British Villages. Drive Publications Limited. 1980. p. 309. ISBN 9780340254875.
  2. ^ "Parson Drove Parish" (PDF). 2001 Census Profile. Cambridgeshire County Council. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 June 2011. Retrieved 8 January 2019.