Why visit Earith
Townapedia lists 5 museums and landmarks, 6 parks and trails, 8 places to eat, 4 places to stay and 1 attraction in and around town.
Highlights include War Memorial, The Bulwark (Civil War fort), Mare Fen and Somersham Local Nature Reserve.
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About Earith
Earith is a village and civil parish in Cambridgeshire, England. Lying approximately 10 miles (16 km) east of Huntingdon, Earith is situated within Huntingdonshire which is a non-metropolitan district of Cambridgeshire as well as being a historic county of England. At Earith, two artificial diversion channels of the River Great Ouse, the Old Bedford River and the New Bedford River, leave the river on a course to Denver Sluice near Downham Market, where they rejoin the Great Ouse in its tidal part. At the 2001 census, the parish had a population of 1,677, reducing to 1,606 at the 2011 Census.
From the Wikipedia article Earith (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Things to do1
Museums and landmarks5
Parks, trails and playgrounds6
Somersham Local Nature Reserve
Park · 2.3 mi
Local Nature Reserve in Cambridgeshire, England
Restaurants and cafes8
The White Swan
Bar and pub · 1.0 mi
30 High Street, Huntingdon
Mo-Th 16:00-22:00; Fr-Su 12:00-23:00
The Lounge
Cafe · 1.2 mi
Station Road, Huntingdon
Tu-Sa 08:00-15:00; Su 09:00-14:00
History
A Roman bronze statue was found to the west of the village at Bury Fen in 1826. It is now in the British Museum.
To the north east of the village, between the Old Bedford River and the New Bedford River lies the remains of an English Civil War fort known as Earith Bulwark. It is believed to have been constructed as early as 1643, to fortify the crossing point of the River Great Ouse. Many fenland inhabitants resented the Royalists because they believed that the King's drainage projects undertaken by Dutch engineer Cornelius Vermuyden, had damaged their livelihoods (his Forty Foot Drain had been completed in 1637). Today, the fort is visible as a series of earthworks only, showing a bastion fort design with ditches and corner bastions. It is similar in design to Fort Nassau at Aardenburg in the Netherlands. During the Second World War, a machine gun turret was built on the south bastion.
On 17 January 1942 a number of RAF serviceman were killed in a crash involving a Hawker Hurricane from 61 Operational Training Unit and a Short Stirling bomber. The Stirling was flying from RAF Oakington with 7 Squadron and the accident occurred just north of Earith Bridge.
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In the Winter of 1946–47, there was the "Battle of Earith Gap". Melting snow had built up in the Fenland waterways, unable to be released into the sea because of high tides. On 17 March a 50 yards (46 m) gap was torn in the river bank, and water poured out to flood the Fen farms for five days. Eventually the breach was blocked with amphibious vehicles while more orthodox repair work was carried out.
In 1973 the RTV 31 was tested in Earith, Both remains of the concreate pillars of the tracks and the warehouse that was used are visible as of 2026
A USAF Fairchild Republic A-10 Thunderbolt II crashed on Thursday 22 December 1988 between the village and Over. First Lt Frank Cavuoti from RAF Alconbury of 511th Tactical Fighter Squadron ejected. He attended the USAF medical clinic at RAF Upwood.
From the History section of Earith on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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Arts and culture
The village has a post office, a Tandoori takeaway, a barber’s shop, one public house (The Crown) and a school. The village does not have a parish church.
What was once the National School has been converted into flats, and the Wesleyan Methodist chapel, erected in 1828, is now a private house. The village is home to a marina, and during winter months ice skating was popular at nearby Bury Fen. Both activities are depicted in the village sign. A bandy statue has been erected at a pond in the village, as Bluntisham-cum-Earith is at the core of bandy history.
Two large lakes were formed to the north of the village during gravel quarrying in the 1960s. Today the site is home to a fishery.
From the Wikipedia article Earith, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Notable people from Earith
Charles StaceyPhoto: US Government, Public domain- Lovell SquireBritish meteorologist and poet (1809-1892)
Born in Earith, according to Wikidata (CC0). Each name links to its Wikipedia article.
Where to stay4
Earith Bridge Caravan Site
Campground · 0.7 mi
1-14 Hundred Foot Bank, Huntingdon
Churches and places of worship3
Shopping1
Gas and EV charging1
Schools, colleges and libraries2
Map of Earith
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Getting there and nearby towns
Cambridge City Airport (CBG) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 12 miles away.
- Saint Ives 5 mi west, about 8 min by car
- Wilburton 6 mi east, about 10 min by car
- Chatteris 7 mi north, about 11 min by car
- Oakington 7 mi south, about 11 min by car
- Stretham 8 mi east, about 13 min by car
- Huntingdon 9 mi west, about 15 min by car
- Ely 10 mi east, about 16 min by car
- Cambridge 11 mi south, about 18 min by car
- March 14 mi north, about 22 min by car
- Saint Neots 16 mi southwest, about 25 min by car
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- UK Earith, Uksignpix, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Somersham Local Nature Reserve 2, Dudley Miles, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, adam2, CC BY-SA 4.0
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