Needingworth
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Huntingdonshire
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(now part of Cambridgeshire
Cambridgeshire
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), England
England
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– is a village
Village
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east of St Ives
St Ives, Cambridgeshire
St Ives is a market town in Cambridgeshire, England, around north-west of the city of Cambridge and north of London. It lies within the historic county boundaries of Huntingdonshire.-History:...
and just west of the Prime Meridian
Prime Meridian
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.
The village is attached to Holywell
Holywell, Cambridgeshire
Holywell is a village in the Huntingdonshire district of Cambridgeshire), England. It is half a mile south of Needingworth, and east of St Ives.-The holy well:...
by a single road, connecting the two villages.
There is only one shop, currently a 'One Stop', which is also a Post Office on the Needingworth high street. There are also two pubs in Needingworth, The Pike and Eel and The Queen's Head.
There is a Church-of-England primary school, a village hall with bowls club and various good walks in the area. Also tennis courts.
The Villager is the local newsletter of the area, a copy of which is delivered free to every household in the parish of Holywell-cum-Needingworth.
The quarry
There is a significant aggregateConstruction Aggregate
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extraction operation based just to the east of Needingworth. The quarry will be turned into wetland
Wetland
A wetland is an area of land whose soil is saturated with water either permanently or seasonally. Wetlands are categorised by their characteristic vegetation, which is adapted to these unique soil conditions....
with the co-operation of the RSPB. The resulting 600 hectares (1,483 acre) wetland will constitute 50% of the UK's reedbed target.
Bus services
There are two bus routes serving the village;- 21 (Stagecoach in Huntingdonshire) to St Ives or Somersham/Chatteris
- 21 (Go Whippet) to St Ives or Somersham/Ramsey