Exning
| Exning | |
 Church of St Martin, Exning |
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  Exning Exning shown within Suffolk | |
| District | Forest Heath |
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| Shire county | Suffolk |
| Region | East |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| EU Parliament | East of England |
Exning is a village in Suffolk, England.
It lies just off the A14 trunk road, roughly 12 miles (19 km) east-northeast of Cambridge, and 10 miles (16 km) south-south-east of Ely. The nearest large town is Newmarket.
The most conspicuous building in Exning is the church of St Martin, which is visible from the A14.
Exning is reputed to have been the birthplace of Saint Ethelreda, to whom the cathedral at Ely is dedicated, though this is disputed.
Local Lore reputes Exning to have been the capital of the Iceni tribe and therefore the home of Queen Boadicea (Boudicca).[1]
During the Second World War, the headquarters of No 3 Group of RAF Bomber Command were located in Exning House. Nearby Newmarket Heath, the northwest corner of which borders on Exning, was used as an airfield for, amongst others, Stirling III Bombers of No. 75 (NZ) Squadron RAF. Little evidence remains of this chapter in Exning's history, apart from a single aircraft hangar on Heath Road, Burwell (near the "One Thousand Guineas Connect" service station on the A14 trunk road) and a memorial plaque on the racecourse.
See also
- Landwade, neighbouring village that was formerly in Cambridgeshire but now amalgamated into Exning parish
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Exning. |
- Exning Parish Council
- Exning history and pictures
- St Martin, Exning
- Photos of Exning today
- Exning Cricket Club
- Exning Parish Churches
- A Walk Round Exning