Mepal

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Mepal
Village sign detail, Mepal, showing Cornelius Vermuyden's wooden bridge and sheep being transported by boat (photo by Rodney Burton, 2006)
OS Grid Reference:	TL441808
Lat/Lon:	54:24:24N 0:06:07E
Population:	921
Dwellings:	374
Formal status:	Village
Administration
County:	Cambridgeshire
Region:	East Anglia
Nation:	England
Post Office and Telephone
Post town:	Ely
Postcode:	CB6 2xx
Dialing Code:	01353

Mepal ('miːpəl) 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. It is only a 35 minute drive from Cambridge. It has a pub and a post office.

The Old Bedford River and the New Bedford River (also known as the Hundred Foot Drain) run very close on the northwestern side of the village. The village is less than ten metres above sea level.