Area Info for Littleport (Norfolk)

Littleport, Norfolk, UK

Littleport is a historic market town located in the East of England, within the county of Norfolk. It is situated approximately 6 miles east of Ely and about 15 miles north of Cambridge. The town is known for its rich history, scenic countryside, and close proximity to the River Great Ouse.

History

Littleport has a long history dating back to medieval times. It was originally a small settlement that grew around agriculture and trade. The town played a role in the development of the fenland area, with its economy historically based on farming, fishing, and peat extraction. The town's name is believed to derive from Old English, meaning "little port" or "small harbour." Geography and Environment The town is situated within the fenland landscape, characterised by flat, low-lying terrain and extensive waterways. The surrounding area is known for its natural beauty, with numerous nature reserves and walking paths. The proximity to the River Great Ouse provides opportunities for boating and fishing.

Community and Amenities

Littleport has a range of local amenities including shops, schools, and community centres. The town hosts various events throughout the year, fostering a strong sense of community. It also benefits from good transport links, including a railway station that connects it to Ely, Cambridge, and other major cities.

Transport

The town is served by Littleport railway station, which provides regular services to Ely, Cambridge, and beyond. Road connections are facilitated via the A10 and other local roads, making it accessible for commuters and visitors alike.

Notable Features

Littleport is known for its traditional market square and historic buildings. The town has a local museum that showcases its history and heritage. It also has a number of parks and green spaces for recreation.
Education
School
Millfield Primary School0.00 miles
Grange Lane, Littleport, Ely, Cambridgeshire, CB6 1HW
Littleport Community Primary School0.62 miles
Parsons Lane, Littleport, Ely, Cambridgeshire, CB6 1JT
Downham Feoffees Primary School2.52 miles
Main Street, Little Downham, Ely, Cambridgeshire, CB6 2ST
Spring Meadow Infant School2.92 miles
High Barns, Ely, Cambridgeshire, CB7 4RB
Ely St Mary's CofE Junior School2.92 miles
High Barns, Ely, Cambridgeshire, CB7 4RB
Isle of Ely Primary School2.94 miles
School Road, Ely, Cambridgeshire, CB6 2FG
The Lantern Community Primary3.16 miles
Nene Road, Ely, Cambridgeshire, CB6 2WL
Ely College3.27 miles
Downham Road, Ely, Cambridgeshire, CB6 2SH
Highfield Ely Academy3.43 miles
Downham Road, Ely, Cambridgeshire, CB6 1BD
The King's School Ely3.94 miles
Barton Road, Ely, Cambridgeshire, CB7 4DB
Ely St John's Community Primary School4.20 miles
St John`s Road, Ely, Cambridgeshire, CB6 3BW
Witchford Village College5.41 miles
Manor Road, Witchford, Ely, Cambridgeshire, CB6 2JA
Manea Community Primary School5.53 miles
Station Road, Manea, Nr March, Cambridgeshire, PE15 0HA
The Rackham Church of England Primary School5.70 miles
Main Street, Witchford, Ely, Cambridgeshire, CB6 2HQ
Little Thetford CofE VC Primary School6.29 miles
Green Hill, Little Thetford, Ely, Cambridgeshire, CB6 3HD
Southery Academy6.49 miles
Westgate Street, Southery, Downham Market, Norfolk, PE38 0PA
Health
Clinic
Specsavers Hearcare - Cambridgeshire (Mobile - Littleport)0.65 miles
St. Georges Medical Centre, 2A Parsons Lane, Littleport, Ely, Cambridgeshire, CB6 1JU
Specsavers Hearcare - Cambridgeshire (Ely - Prince Of Wales Hospital)2.61 miles
Princess Of Wales Hospital, Lynn Road, Ely, Cambridgeshire, CB6 1DN
Excell Ultrasound Ltd (Prince Of Wales Hospital)2.61 miles
Princess Of Wales Hospital, Lynn Road, Ely, Cambridgeshire, CB6 1DN
Ely Day Surgery Unit2.61 miles
Lynn Road, Ely, Cambridgeshire, CB6 1DN
Specsavers Hearcare - Cambridgeshire (Ely - Specsavers Store)3.65 miles
Specsavers Opticians, 45 High Street, Ely, Cambridgeshire, CB7 4LF
Specsavers Hearcare - Cambridgeshire (Mobile - Soham)8.12 miles
Staploe Medical Centre, Brewhouse Lane, Soham, Ely, Cambridgeshire, CB7 5JD
Excell Ultrasound Ltd (George Clare Surg)10.23 miles
Swan Drive, New Road, Chatteris, Cambridgeshire, PE16 6EX
Specsavers Hearcare - Cambridgeshire (Doddington)10.63 miles
Doddington Community Hospital, Benwick Road, Doddington, March, Cambridgeshire, PE15 0UG
Excell Ultrasound Ltd (Doddington Hosp)10.63 miles
Doddington Hospital, Benwick Road, Doddington, March, Cambridgeshire, PE15 0UG
Excell Ultrasound Ltd (Cornerstone Prac)10.96 miles
26 Elwyn Road, March, Cambridgeshire, PE15 9BF
Specsavers Hearcare - Cambridgeshire (March)11.13 miles
Specsavers Opticians, 3-5 Broad Street, March, Cambridgeshire, PE15 8TP
Specsavers Hearcare - Cambridgeshire (Mobile - March)11.38 miles
The Riverside Practice, 23 Marylebone Road, March, Cambridgeshire, PE15 8BG
Excell Ultrasound Ltd (Riverside Prac)11.38 miles
The Riverside Practice, 23 Marylebone Road, March, Cambridgeshire, PE15 8BG
Prison in-reach12.45 miles
Prison in-reach Team, HMP Whitemoor, Longhill Road, March, Cambridgeshire, PE15 0PR
Friday House13.17 miles
March Road, Friday Bridge, Nr Wisbech,, PE14 0LP
AHP Suffolk (Brandon)13.46 miles
Brandon Leisure Centre, Church Road, Brandon, Suffolk, IP27 0JB
GP
St. George's Medical Centre0.65 miles
2a Parsons Lane, Littleport, Ely, Cambs, CB6 1JU
Cathedral Medical Centre2.61 miles
Princess of Wales Hospital, Lynn Road, Ely, Cambridgeshire, Cambridgeshire, CB6 1DN
St.Mary's Surgery3.82 miles
37 St Marys Street, Ely, Cambs, CB7 4HF
Manea Surgery5.36 miles
4 Cathedral View, Manea, March, Cambs, PE15 0GN
Haddenham Surgery7.67 miles
1 Chapel Street, Stretham, Ely, Cambridgeshire, England - Uk, CB6 3JG
The Staploe Medical Ctr Soham8.12 miles
Brewhouse Lane, Soham, Ely, Cambs, CB7 5JD
Priors Field Surgery Sutton8.28 miles
24 High Street Sutton, Ely, Cambridgeshire, CB6 2RB
The Surgery Haddenham8.84 miles
The Green Haddenham, Ely, Cambridgeshire, CB6 3TA
Doddington Medical Centre9.73 miles
1 Governess Close, Wimblington, March, Cambridgeshire, England - Uk, PE15 0QY
Lakenheath Surgery9.99 miles
135 High Street, Lakenheath, Lakenheath, Suffolk, IP27 9EP
Drs Sagar and Pullen10.07 miles
Feltwell Surgery, Old Brandon Road, Thetford, Norfolk, IP26 4AY
George Clare Surgery10.23 miles
Swan Drive, New Road, Chatteris, Cambridgeshire, PE16 6EX
Doddington Medical Centre10.49 miles
11d Benwick Road Doddington, March, Cambridgeshire, PE15 0TG
Upwell Health Centre10.83 miles
The Upwell Health Centre, Townley Close, Upwell, Wisbech, Cambridgeshire, PE14 9BT
Mercheford House10.93 miles
28 Elwyn Road, March, Cambs, PE15 9BY
The Cornerstone Practice10.96 miles
26 Elwyn Road, March, Cambs, PE15 9BF
Hospital
Princess Of Wales Hospital2.61 miles
Lynn Road, Lynn Road, Ely, Cambridgeshire, CB6 1DN
Doddington Hospital10.63 miles
Benwick Road, Doddington, March, Cambridgeshire, PE15 0UG
Beech House Hospital12.85 miles
Fordham Road,, CB8 7LF
Newmarket Hospital14.40 miles
Exning Road, Newmarket, Suffolk, CB8 7JG
North Cambridgeshire Hospital15.89 miles
The Park, Wisbech, Cambridgeshire, PE13 3AB
Spire Cambridge Lea Hospital16.05 miles
30 New Road, Impington, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB24 9EL
Union House17.23 miles
Union House, 37 Union Lane, Chesterton, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB4 1PX
Brookfields Hospital18.44 miles
351 Mill Road, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB1 3DF
Fulbourn Hospital18.78 miles
Fulbourn Hospital, Fulbourn, Cambridge, CB21 5EF
Nuffield Health, Cambridge Hospital19.28 miles
Nuffield Health Cambridge Hospital, 4 Trumpington Road, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB2 8AF
Addenbrooke's20.13 miles
Hills Road, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB2 0QQ
Rosie Hospital20.13 miles
Robinson Way, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB2 0QQ
Newtown Centre21.55 miles
Newtown Centre, Nursery Road, Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire, PE29 3RJ
Swaffham Community Hospital21.76 miles
Sporle Road, Swaffham, Norfolk, PE37 7HL
Papworth Hospital22.16 miles
Papworth Hospital, Papworth Everard, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB23 3RE
The Queen Elizabeth Hospital22.17 miles
Gayton Road, King`s Lynn, Norfolk, PE30 4ET
Pharmacy
St George's Pharmacy0.65 miles
St George`s Medical Ctr, Parsons Lane,Littleport, Ely, Cambridgeshire, CB6 1JU
Lloydspharmacy0.73 miles
22 Main Street, Littleport, Cambridgeshire, CB6 1PJ
Lloydspharmacy2.61 miles
Princess Of Wales Hpl, Lynn Road, Ely, CB6 1DN
Boots3.63 miles
6-8 Market Street, Ely, CB7 4PB
Sainsbury's Pharmacy3.67 miles
Sainsbury`s Superstore, Cresswells Lane, Ely, Cambridgeshire, CB7 4AS
St.mary's Pharmacy3.78 miles
50 St. Mary`s Street, Ely, Cambridgeshire, CB7 4EY
Lloydspharmacy3.82 miles
Ely, 37 St Mary`s St, Ely, Cambridgeshire, CB7 4HF
Tesco Instore Pharmacy4.19 miles
Tesco Superstore, Angel Drove, Ely, CB7 4DJ
Staploe Pharmacy8.12 miles
The Staploe Medical Ctr., Brewhouse Lane, Soham, Cambridgeshire, CB7 5JD
Lloydspharmacy8.27 miles
31 High Street, Soham, Cambridgeshire, CB7 5HA
Sutton Pharmacy8.28 miles
29a High Street, Sutton, Cambridgeshire, CB6 2RB
Haddenham Pharmacy8.61 miles
1 Station Road, Haddenham, CB6 3XD
Lakenheath Pharmacy9.68 miles
The Pharmacy, 40 High Street, Lakenheath, Suffolk, IP27 9JS
Lloydspharmacy10.23 miles
George Clare Surgery, Swan Drive,New Road, Chatteris, PE16 6EX
Lloydspharmacy10.33 miles
22-24 High Street, Chatteris, Cambridgeshire, PE16 6BG
Welle Ltd10.83 miles
Upwell Health Centre, Townley Close, Upwell, PE14 9BT
Leisure
Park
LITTLE DOWNHAM2.69 miles
ISLEHAM9.53 miles
WICKEN FEN9.79 miles
ASPALL CLOSE10.03 miles
MAIDSCROSS HILL10.57 miles
CHIPPENHAM FEN11.64 miles
BARTON MILLS12.41 miles
WEETING HEATH12.43 miles
CHIPPENHAM HALL (Grade II Listed)12.79 miles
SOMERSHAM12.94 miles
RING'S END13.61 miles
SWAFFHAM PRIOR HOUSE (Grade II Listed)13.68 miles
BRANDON13.93 miles
WORTS MEADOW14.00 miles
STRADSETT HALL (Grade II Listed)14.19 miles
OXBURGH HALL (Grade II Listed)14.46 miles
Shop
Groceries
Costcutter Littleport0.71 miles
1 Main Street, Littleport, Cambridgeshire, CB6 1PH
Co-op Ely0.73 miles
Littleport, CB6 1PJ
Co-op Ely0.82 miles
Littleport, CB6 1JH
M&S Littleport Bp0.86 miles
Wisbech Road Littleport, Ely, CB6 1JJ
Nisa Local2.73 miles
91 Main St, Little Downham, Ely, Cambridgeshire, CB6 2SX
SPAR New Barns Road3.31 miles
Spar Store, New Barns Road, Cambridgeshire, CB7 4PW
Waitrose Ely3.50 miles
Bray`s Lane, Ely, Cambridgeshire, CB7 4QJ
ALDI 41 Lisle Lane3.54 miles
Ely, CB7 4AS
Iceland Ely3.60 miles
11 The Cloisters, Brays Lane, Ely, CB7 4ZH
Sainsbury's Ely3.61 miles
Lisle Lane, Ely, CB7 4AS
Ely Convenience Store3.66 miles
29 High Street, Ely Cambridge CB7 4LQ
Tesco Ely (Superstore)4.19 miles
Angel Drove, Ely, Cambridgeshire, CB7 4DJ
SPAR Ely4.71 miles
Spar Store, 19 High Street, Cambridgeshire, CB7 7LQ
M&S Ely Bp4.72 miles
Witchford Road, Ely Cambs, CB6 3NN
Southery Convenience Store6.49 miles
12 Westgate Stree, Southery, Downham Market Norfolk PE38 0PA
Londis, Soham7.71 miles
72 Hall Street, Soham, CB7 5BW
Transport
Airport
Cambridge City Airport17.32 miles
London Stansted Airport38.62 miles
Bus Stop
Grange Lane (N)0.18 miles
Grange Lane (S)0.19 miles
Saffron Close (N)0.21 miles
Saffron Close (S)0.22 miles
Eastfields (SW)0.34 miles
Eastfields (NE)0.35 miles
The Coppice (N)0.37 miles
The Coppice (S)0.37 miles
Upton Lane (SW)0.50 miles
Upton Lane (NE)0.51 miles
Atkins Close (W)0.62 miles
Atkins Close (E)0.63 miles
Friar's Way (W)0.64 miles
Friar's Way (E)0.64 miles
Health Centre (E)0.65 miles
Crown Lane (NW)0.68 miles
Ferry Port
King's Lynn Ferry Landing21.54 miles
West Lynn Ferry Landing21.59 miles
Railway Station
Littleport Rail Station1.31 miles
Ely Rail Station4.17 miles
Shippea Hill Rail Station5.18 miles
Manea Rail Station5.95 miles
Lakenheath Rail Station10.14 miles
Downham Market Rail Station11.12 miles
March Rail Station11.47 miles
Waterbeach Rail Station13.55 miles
Brandon Rail Station13.92 miles
Kennett Rail Station14.47 miles
Newmarket Rail Station15.34 miles
Watlington Rail Station15.92 miles
Dullingham Rail Station17.37 miles
Whittlesea Rail Station18.72 miles
Cambridge Rail Station18.83 miles
Thetford Rail Station19.10 miles
Crime
Flood Data
Flood Risk Per Year (CB6 1H*)
Number of Properties in Catchment572
Very Low Risk (<0.1% chance of flooding)0
Low Risk (0.1% < 1% chance of flooding)0
Medium Risk (1% < 3.3% chance of flooding)0
High Risk (>3.3%)0
Property Sales
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