East Cambridgeshire District Cambridgeshire England United Kingdom
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Little Downham
Situated in the east of Cambridgeshire, the village of Little Downham is located 3 miles (5 km) north of the city of Ely. The Parish of Downham comprises Little Downham and Pymoor. It has an approximate population of 2660 with approximately 35 miles for footpaths around the parish. The population was measured at the 2011 Census as 2,589.
It was one of only two sites in Cambridgeshire to be covered by the Survey of English Dialects.
In the Domesday Book of 1086 the village is called Duneham. At the time the Fens were mostly flooded, and the village is on a small rise of solid ground (visible today), so there may have been 'dunes' there.
In a map from 1648 (above), 'Downham' is shown at the north-west edge of the Isle of Ely, hence its historic name of 'Downham-in-the-Isle'.
Distance between:
London to Little Downham66 Miles / 106 Kms Liverpool to Little Downham151 Miles / 243 Kms
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