Whittlesford
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Whittlesford is a village in Cambridgeshire, England, and also the name of an old hundred. The village is situated on the Granta branch of the River Cam, seven miles south of Cambridge. Whittlesford Parkway railway station serves the village.
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Whittlesford | |
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Whittlesford, SS Mary & Andrew | |
Location within Cambridgeshire | |
Population | 1,568 (2001)[1] 1,536 (2011)[2] |
OS grid reference | TL474483 |
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Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | Cambridge |
Postcode district | CB22 |
Dialling code | 01223 |
Police | Cambridgeshire |
Fire | Cambridgeshire |
Ambulance | East of England |
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Listed as Witelesforde in the Domesday Book, the name Whittlesford means "ford of a man called Wittel", indicating the importance of a local ford across the river in the village.[3]