Fen Drayton
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| Fen Drayton | |
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| OS Grid Reference: | TL335683 |
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| Population: | 827 (2001 Census) |
| Dwellings: | 329 (2001 Census) |
| Formal status: | Village |
| Administration | |
| County: | Cambridgeshire |
| Region: | East Anglia |
| Nation: | England |
| Post Office and Telephone | |
| Post town: | Cambridge |
| Postcode: | CB24 |
| Dialling Code: | 01954 |
Fen Drayton is a small village between Cambridge and St. Ives in Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom, and between the villages of Fenstanton and Swavesey.
Much of the working population commutes to work in one of the larger towns or cities nearby, however, there are also a number of farms in the village, some still active.
The village has a primary school, village hall, tennis courts and football fields, where Drayton Lions Football Club play their home matches, and a pub (The Three Tuns). The church (a Church of England) is dedicated to St Mary the Virgin.
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[edit] 2001 Census
According to the 2001 census, it is home to 827 people, living in some 329 dwellings.
The population was nearly entirely white (99.3%), with 0.4% Asian/Asian British, and 0.4% of mixed ethnicity. (Ethnic codes used in the 2001 census)
71.5% of the population were Christian, compared to 1.1% listed under 'other religion' (27.4% claimed 'no religion' or did not state a religion).
[edit] Nature Reserve
Just north of the village is the Fen Drayton Nature Reserve, a 108 hectare reserve comprising four lakes formed from exhausted sand and gravel pits. These were worked since the 1950's, by ARC (now Hanson plc), and is now a successful habitat for some 190 bird species, along with other associated wildlife. In particular, Gadwell, Wigeon, Pintail, Goldeneye, Smew, coot and Bittern populations may be seen: it is estimated that 2% of the UK's Bittern population, and 4% of the UK's cold weather Smew population, reside here, making it an important site. Recent plans for a guided busway in the area [1] have come under attack for potentially disturbing this site. [2]
The reserve is accessible from the surrounding villages of Fen Drayton, Swavesey, Fenstanton and Holywell. It is open every day (and all day), with no charge, and has footpaths and hides around the lakes.
