Chettisham
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Chettisham a very small village in East Cambridgeshire
between Ely
and Littleport
. The main claim to fame is the level crossing along the A10, the few houses in the layby and the old signal box
where there was once a Chettisham railway station
on the line between Ely and March
.
There are some pictures and a description of the church at the Cambridgeshire Churches website .
East Cambridgeshire
East Cambridgeshire is a local government district in Cambridgeshire, England. Its council is based in Ely....
between Ely
Ely, Cambridgeshire
Ely is a cathedral city in Cambridgeshire, England, 14 miles north-northeast of Cambridge and about by road from London. It is built on a Lower Greensand island, which at a maximum elevation of is the highest land in the Fens...
and Littleport
Littleport, Cambridgeshire
Littleport is the largest village in East Cambridgeshire, England, approximately north of Ely and south-east of Welney. It lies on the Bedford Level South section of the River Great Ouse, close to Burnt Fen and Mare Fen...
. The main claim to fame is the level crossing along the A10, the few houses in the layby and the old signal box
Signal box
On a rail transport system, signalling control is the process by which control is exercised over train movements by way of railway signals and block systems to ensure that trains operate safely, over the correct route and to the proper timetable...
where there was once a Chettisham railway station
Chettisham railway station
Chettisham railway station is a former railway station in Chettisham, Cambridgeshire. It was on the Great Eastern Railway route between Ely and March. Although the station closed in 1960, the line is still in use.-History:...
on the line between Ely and March
March, Cambridgeshire
March is a Fenland market town and civil parish in the Isle of Ely area of Cambridgeshire, England. March was the county town of the Isle of Ely, a separate administrative county between 1889 and 1965, and is now the administrative centre of Fenland District Council.The town was an important...
.
There are some pictures and a description of the church at the Cambridgeshire Churches website .