Lode, Cambridgeshire
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 Lode Mill |
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  Lode Lode shown within Cambridgeshire | |
| Population | 913 [1] |
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| OS grid reference | TL529626 |
| Shire county | Cambridgeshire |
| Region | East |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | CAMBRIDGE |
| Postcode district | CB25 |
| Dialling code | 01223 |
| EU Parliament | East of England |
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Lode is a small village in East Cambridgeshire on the southern edge of The Fens. It lies just north of the B1102 between Quy and Swaffham Bulbeck, 8 miles (13 km) to the north east of Cambridge.
The village's name is derived from its location at the southern end of Bottisham Lode that links it to the River Cam. A lode is an artificial water channel used to drain the Fens, thought to be of Roman origin.
Lode also has the smaller hamlet settlement of Long Meadow as part of the parish to the east along the B1102.
Lode is a comparatively new civil parish, having been separated from Bottisham in 1894.[2]
Anglesey Abbey
Lode is best known as the location of Anglesey Abbey, formerly the Home of the Fairhaven Family, who lived there for many years. The 1st Lord Fairhaven was also responsible for the unique new gardens he created in the grounds of the estate, once a 12th-century 'Abbey' now one of the National Trust's many properties around the U.K.. Lode's also famous for its restored Watermill aptly named, Lode Mill, also now part of the Anglesey Abbey House and Gardens, open to the public.
Church
In the 19th century, Anglesey Abbey was owned and occupied by Reverend Hailstone who was also vicar of Bottisham. Convinced that Lode merited its own church, he built the present church of St James, which was dedicated in 1853. The Hailstone family provided a vicar for the following 80 years.[3]
Village life
Children initially attend Bottisham Community Primary school and usually then go on to Bottisham Village College. After this they can go on to one of the many Further Education Sixth form college's, located in the nearby local City of Cambridge.
Notable Lodeians
- Sophie Wilson (1957- ), born Roger Wilson, transgender computer scientist
Neighbouring villages
- Stow-Cum-Quy or just Quy to the West along the B1102 about 2 miles away, which also had an old station like Lode.
- Bottisham, 1 mile to the south.
- Swaffham Bulbeck 2 miles to the east, after which is the sister Village of Swaffham Prior.
- Reach and Burwell follow on from there, completing these group of villages.
See also
- Bottisham and Lode railway station, a disused Railway station at the edge of the village.
References
- ↑ "Key Figures for 2011 Census: Key Statistics. Area: Lode (Parish)". ONS. 2013. Retrieved 2 February 2013.
- ↑ Kelly's Directory of Cambridgeshire, 1929
- ↑ "St James, Lode". Achurchnearyou.com.
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