Prickwillow
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Prickwillow is a village in the civil parish of Ely, in the East Cambridgeshire district, in Cambridgeshire, England, with an estimated population of 440 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. It lies in the south of the Fens, east of the city of Ely, and is home to Prickwillow Museum, 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 E
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- UK place.official_name
- Prickwillow
- UK place.country
- England
- UK place.region
- East of England
- UK place.os_grid_reference
- TL597824
- UK place.post_town
- ELY
- UK place.postcode_area
- CB
- UK place.postcode_district
- CB7
- UK place.dial_code
- 01353
- UK place.constituency_westminster
- South East Cambridgeshire
- UK place.civil_parish
- Ely
- UK place.shire_district
- East Cambridgeshire
- UK place.shire_county
- Cambridgeshire
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- St Peter's Church, Prickwillow - geograph.org.uk - 4622123.jpg
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- St Peter's Church
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- Dialing code
- 01353
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Prickwillow is a village in the civil parish of Ely, in the East Cambridgeshire district, in Cambridgeshire, England, with an estimated population of 440 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. It lies in the south of the Fens, east of the city of Ely, and is home to Prickwillow Museum, 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.
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