Prickwillow

Prickwillow
Prickwillow is located in Cambridgeshire
Prickwillow
Prickwillow
Location within Cambridgeshire
OS grid referenceTL597824
• London65 miles (105 km)
Civil parish
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townELY
Postcode districtCB7
Dialling code01353
PoliceCambridgeshire
FireCambridgeshire
AmbulanceEast of England
UK Parliament
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Cambridgeshire
52°24′54″N 0°20′24″E / 52.415°N 0.340°E / 52.415; 0.340

Prickwillow is a village in East Cambridgeshire with an estimated population of 440.[1] Originally a small hamlet on the banks of the River Great Ouse, it is now on the banks of the River Lark since re-organisation of the river system.[2] It lies in the south of the Fens, 4 miles (6.4 km) east of the city of Ely in Cambridgeshire, England, and is home to Prickwillow Museum,[3] which tells the story of the changing face of Fenland. Prickwillow Museum is housed in the old pumping station and contains a major collection of working pumping engines. The village is also home to the Ely Group of Internal Drainage Boards.[4]

  1. ^ mid-2005
  2. ^ Cambridgeshire County Council Research group. "Cambridgeshire Population and Dwelling Stock Estimates and Forecasts" Archived 11 March 2007 at the Wayback Machine. Accessed 7 May 2007.
  3. ^ Prickwillow Museum
  4. ^ "Ely Group of Internal Drainage Boards Website". Archived from the original on 24 November 2007. Retrieved 26 June 2008.