Witcham
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| Witcham | |
|---|---|
| OS Grid Reference: | TL460798 |
| Lat/Lon: | |
| Population: | 434 (2001 Census) |
| Dwellings: | 175 (2001 Census) |
| Formal status: | Village |
| Administration | |
| County: | Cambridgeshire |
| Region: | East Anglia |
| Nation: | England |
| Post Office and Telephone | |
| Post town: | Ely |
| Postcode: | CB6 |
| Dialling Code: | 01353 |
Witcham is a small village near Ely in Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom.
The village has a pub called the White Horse ( Winner of the Ely and District CAMRA Rural Pub of the Year Award 2006 ) and a fine village green. It is surrounded by fenland farms and has a village hall and a 13th century church dedicated to St Martin. The village hosts the World Pea Shooting Championships in July every year.
Witcham is built around a cross-roads in the centre of the village with each of the four roads having housing on each side for 50-200m. The north-bound street is called "Martins lane", the east-bound street is "High Street", south-bound is "The Slade", and west-bound is "Silver Street".
