Public art & sculpture · East of England
Meldreth
In or near Melbourn.
Meldreth — a public art in england-london, United Kingdom.
John Sutton — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Nearest railway station
- Meldreth · 1.0 km
- Free entry
- Dog-friendly
About
Meldreth is a public art located in england-london, United Kingdom. Sourced from OpenStreetMap (ODbL licence); see local listings for visitor information, opening hours and admission details.
Photo gallery
From the Wikipedia article
Meldreth is a village and civil parish in South Cambridgeshire, England, located around 10 miles (16 km) south-west of Cambridge. At the 2011 Census, the population of the parish was 1,783.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
Background
History
A large Bronze Age hoard was found near Meldreth railway station in the nineteenth century that is now in the collections of the British Museum. The village of Meldreth grew in Saxon times, and the parish is home to Mettle Hill (formerly known as Motlowehyll) that was probably the original meeting place of Armingford Hundred. Listed as Melrede in the Domesday Book of 1086, the village's name means "mill stream", named after the stream that rises at Melbourn Bury and flows north into the River Rhee. The Domesday Book has nine entries for Meldreth: ❧ ENTRY 1 ❧ Tenant-in-chief and Lord in 1086: Guy of Raimbeaucourt. Households: 15 smallholders. 1 slave. 3 cottagers. Ploughland: 5 ploughlands…
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 52.0997, 0.0065
- County
- Cambridgeshire
- District
- South Cambridgeshire
- Parish
- Meldreth
- Postcode
- SG8 6NP
- Parliamentary constituency
- South Cambridgeshire
- Nearest railway station
- Meldreth — 1 km
- Official site
- www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk
Sources
- osm: node/9405709128 (ODbL)
- wikipedia: Meldreth (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Meldreth?
- Meldreth is in Cambridgeshire, London, United Kingdom (postcode SG8 6NP), in the parish of Meldreth.
- What is Meldreth?
- Meldreth — a public art in england-london, United Kingdom.
- How do I get to Meldreth?
- The nearest railway station is Meldreth, about 1.0 km away. Drivers can use postcode SG8 6NP.
- Is Meldreth free to visit?
- Yes, Meldreth is free to enter.
- How do I get to Meldreth?
- The nearest railway station is Meldreth, about 1.0 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode SG8 6NP.