Whittlesford
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| Whittlesford | |
  Whittlesford shown within Cambridgeshire |
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| OS grid reference | |
|---|---|
| District | South Cambridgeshire |
| Shire county | Cambridgeshire |
| Region | East |
| Constituent country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Cambridge |
| Postcode district | CB22 |
| Dialling code | 01223 |
| Police | Cambridgeshire |
| Fire | Cambridgeshire |
| Ambulance | East of England |
| European Parliament | East of England |
| UK Parliament | South Cambridgeshire |
| List of places: UK • England • Cambridgeshire | |
Whittlesford is a village in Cambridgeshire, England, and also an old hundred.
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[edit] Transport
Whittlesford Parkway railway station serves the village.
[edit] Sport and Recreation
Whittlesford has a King George's Field in memorial to King George V
[edit] Notable Architecture
A late 12th or early 13th-century Sheela na Gig can be observed on a high window arch of the Church of St Mary and St Michael in Whittlesford, accompanied by an ithyphallic male figure.[1]
[edit] History
Roger Ascham, the tutor of Elizabeth I, lived in Whittlesford, and a road in the village is named after him.
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