Mepal

Also known as Mepal, Cambridgeshire

Mepal 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.

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Place details

Locality: East Cambridgeshire
Region: England
Country: United Kingdom
Population: 982
Timezone: Europe/London

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Key facts

UK place.static_image_name: VillageSignDetailMepalCambs(RodneyBurton)Aug2006.jpg
UK place.static_image_caption: Mepal's village sign, showing Cornelius Vermuyden's wooden bridge, and sheep being transported by boat
UK place.official_name: Mepal
UK place.country: England
UK place.region: East of England
UK place.os_grid_reference: TL441808
UK place.post_town: ELY
UK place.postcode_area: CB
UK place.postcode_district: CB6
UK place.dial_code: 01353
UK place.shire_county: Cambridgeshire
UK place.population: 976
UK place.population_ref: (2021)
UK place.hide_services: Yes

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Wikidata facts

Population: 616
Image: Mepal Church - geograph.org.uk - 458563.jpg
Dialing code: 01353

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Commons category: Mepal
OS grid reference: TL441808

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History
RAF Mepal
Climate
Church
Village life
Botanical
See also
References
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==History== Mepal's history has always been tied up with that of The Fens and the village is less than ten metres above sea level. One of the smaller villages of the Isle of Ely, Mepal lies at the western end of the Isle on what was once the shore between the fenland and the higher ground of the Isle.