Little Wilbraham

Settlement in Cambridgeshire South Cambridgeshire

England

Little Wilbraham

Through wheat to Fulbourn This path - always well defined - runs from Hawk Mill Farm at Little Wilbraham to Fulbourn (ahead). These fields are near the southern end of the Cambridgeshire Fens and are not so pancake-flat as those further north. Comparable views: <a href="https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/5499134">TL5357 : Path through beans</a> and <a href="https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/6462676">TL5357 : Footpath to Fulbourn</a>.
Through wheat to Fulbourn Credit: John Sutton

Little Wilbraham is a picturesque village located in the county of Cambridgeshire, England. Situated approximately 8 miles southeast of the city of Cambridge, it falls within the district of South Cambridgeshire. The village is nestled in the heart of the countryside, surrounded by lush green fields and rolling hills, making it an idyllic and tranquil place to reside.

With a population of around 500 residents, Little Wilbraham maintains a close-knit and friendly community atmosphere. The village is primarily residential, characterized by charming cottages and traditional English architecture. Its historic roots can be traced back to the Domesday Book, where it was recorded as "Wilburham Parva."

One of the notable landmarks in Little Wilbraham is the Church of St. John the Evangelist, a beautiful Grade II listed building dating back to the 12th century. The church's architectural style is predominantly Norman, with later additions from the 14th and 15th centuries. It serves as both a place of worship and a cultural heritage site, attracting visitors from near and far.

While Little Wilbraham is predominantly rural, it benefits from its close proximity to Cambridge, offering residents easy access to the city's amenities and employment opportunities. The village is well-connected through road networks, with the A11 and A14 providing convenient links to other major towns and cities in the region.

Little Wilbraham's tranquil countryside setting, combined with its rich history and community spirit, makes it an appealing place for nature enthusiasts, history buffs, and those seeking a peaceful rural lifestyle.

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Little Wilbraham Images

Images are sourced within 2km of 52.203644/0.256891 or Grid Reference TL5458. Thanks to Geograph Open Source API. All images are credited.

Through wheat to Fulbourn This path - always well defined - runs from Hawk Mill Farm at Little Wilbraham to Fulbourn (ahead). These fields are near the southern end of the Cambridgeshire Fens and are not so pancake-flat as those further north. Comparable views: <a href="https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/5499134">TL5357 : Path through beans</a> and <a href="https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/6462676">TL5357 : Footpath to Fulbourn</a>.
Through wheat to Fulbourn
This path - always well defined - runs from Hawk Mill Farm at Little Wilbraham to Fulbourn (ahead). These fields are near the southern end of the Cambridgeshire Fens and are not so pancake-flat as those further north. Comparable views: TL5357 : Path through beans and TL5357 : Footpath to Fulbourn.
From Hawk Mill Farm to Fulbourn The farm track is shared by the public footpath to Fulbourn, which diverges to the left 150 yards or so ahead. The S&B Herba plant on Station Road in Fulbourn shows on the skyline just to the left of centre.
From Hawk Mill Farm to Fulbourn
The farm track is shared by the public footpath to Fulbourn, which diverges to the left 150 yards or so ahead. The S&B Herba plant on Station Road in Fulbourn shows on the skyline just to the left of centre.
Little Wilbraham: a barley field at Hawk Mill Farm The farm road is shared by a public footpath, which passes through the farmyard. Thereafter, turn left for Fulbourn or right to Quy, both pleasant routes.
Little Wilbraham: a barley field at Hawk Mill Farm
The farm road is shared by a public footpath, which passes through the farmyard. Thereafter, turn left for Fulbourn or right to Quy, both pleasant routes.
Little Wilbraham High Street A sunny early-August morning which was about to cloud over. For a better idea of the Grade II listed 16th-century house on the left, see <a href="https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/5312748">TL5458 : Little Wilbraham: White Hall</a>. I was taken by the bright green corrugated-iron roof of the outbuildings next door and the post box's vivid splash of red opposite.
Little Wilbraham High Street
A sunny early-August morning which was about to cloud over. For a better idea of the Grade II listed 16th-century house on the left, see TL5458 : Little Wilbraham: White Hall. I was taken by the bright green corrugated-iron roof of the outbuildings next door and the post box's vivid splash of red opposite.
Path to Great Wilbraham This track runs from Heath Road (which links Bottisham and Six Mile Bottom) to Great Wilbraham (ahead).
Path to Great Wilbraham
This track runs from Heath Road (which links Bottisham and Six Mile Bottom) to Great Wilbraham (ahead).
Path and pylons This track runs from Great Wilbraham to Heath Road (which links Bottisham and Six Mile Bottom). The picture was taken on a bright morning in early August.
Path and pylons
This track runs from Great Wilbraham to Heath Road (which links Bottisham and Six Mile Bottom). The picture was taken on a bright morning in early August.
Great Wilbraham: a pink front door Clare House, at the corner of High Street, Angle End (left) and Butt Lane (right), has been repainted since I last pointed a camera in this direction, in January 2015: <a href="https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/4311518">TL5557 : A January morning in Great Wilbraham</a>.
Great Wilbraham: a pink front door
Clare House, at the corner of High Street, Angle End (left) and Butt Lane (right), has been repainted since I last pointed a camera in this direction, in January 2015: TL5557 : A January morning in Great Wilbraham.
Great Wilbraham: recycling bins day Blue (recyclable card, paper, metal, glass and plastic) and green (compostable garden and kitchen waste) bins are waiting to be collected. The timber-framed houses are some of a good number of Grade II listed historic houses in the village.
Great Wilbraham: recycling bins day
Blue (recyclable card, paper, metal, glass and plastic) and green (compostable garden and kitchen waste) bins are waiting to be collected. The timber-framed houses are some of a good number of Grade II listed historic houses in the village.
Great Wilbraham: scaffolding at Rookery Farm The Grade II listed farmhouse is 17th-century in origin, with a front remodelled in the nineteenth. The farm's 17th-century barn (now housing and out of the picture to the left) is also Grade II listed - see <a href="https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/5720544">TL5457 : Great Wilbraham: a barn conversion</a>.  This is the road to Fulbourn and Cambridge.
Great Wilbraham: scaffolding at Rookery Farm
The Grade II listed farmhouse is 17th-century in origin, with a front remodelled in the nineteenth. The farm's 17th-century barn (now housing and out of the picture to the left) is also Grade II listed - see TL5457 : Great Wilbraham: a barn conversion. This is the road to Fulbourn and Cambridge.
On Little Wilbraham Road in November The long narrow plantation marks the line of part of the main runway of Bottisham Airfield (1940-6), which at first had a grass runway. According to the American Air Museum in Britain website “The P-47 Thunderbolts of the 361st Fighter Group damaged the surfaces of the airfield so much in the first months of flying from Bottisham that American engineers were called in to lay a new runway. In January 1944 they constructed a 1,470-yard-long runway with pierced-steel planking in just three days”.

These images may be of interest: <a href="https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/5991392">TL5458 : Little Wilbraham: a farm track with a history</a>, <a href="https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/5610857">TL5460 : Restored buildings at Bottisham Airfield Museum</a> and <a href="https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/5610851">TL5460 : The Stars and Stripes at Bottisham Airfield Museum</a>.
On Little Wilbraham Road in November
The long narrow plantation marks the line of part of the main runway of Bottisham Airfield (1940-6), which at first had a grass runway. According to the American Air Museum in Britain website “The P-47 Thunderbolts of the 361st Fighter Group damaged the surfaces of the airfield so much in the first months of flying from Bottisham that American engineers were called in to lay a new runway. In January 1944 they constructed a 1,470-yard-long runway with pierced-steel planking in just three days”. These images may be of interest: TL5458 : Little Wilbraham: a farm track with a history, TL5460 : Restored buildings at Bottisham Airfield Museum and TL5460 : The Stars and Stripes at Bottisham Airfield Museum.
Little Wilbraham: on Primrose Farm Road Leaving the village on a sunny November morning.
Little Wilbraham: on Primrose Farm Road
Leaving the village on a sunny November morning.
Little Wilbraham: restoration of the parish church One of the large south windows in the nave - the one next to the porch - is being renewed. Robin Webster's <a href="https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/5064375">TL5458 : Little Wilbraham church</a> shows the south side clearly.
Little Wilbraham: restoration of the parish church
One of the large south windows in the nave - the one next to the porch - is being renewed. Robin Webster's TL5458 : Little Wilbraham church shows the south side clearly.
Great Wilbraham: St Nicholas's Church and graveyard Photographed from Angle End shortly after ten o'clock on an unexpectedly sunny November morning.
Great Wilbraham: St Nicholas's Church and graveyard
Photographed from Angle End shortly after ten o'clock on an unexpectedly sunny November morning.
Great Wilbraham: St Nicholas through the trees A view from the Recreation Ground, taken on a cloudless November morning. The church is Grade II* listed and pleasingly placed at the north end of the village.
Great Wilbraham: St Nicholas through the trees
A view from the Recreation Ground, taken on a cloudless November morning. The church is Grade II* listed and pleasingly placed at the north end of the village.
Great Wilbraham: across the Recreation Ground Looking towards Angle End on a brilliantly sunny November morning. The roped-off cricket square edges into the right-hand side of the picture.
Great Wilbraham: across the Recreation Ground
Looking towards Angle End on a brilliantly sunny November morning. The roped-off cricket square edges into the right-hand side of the picture.
Great Wilbraham: High Street and Church Close Like most villages in the Cambridgeshire Fens, Great Wilbraham has a mixture of old timber-framed houses and more modern ones.
Great Wilbraham: High Street and Church Close
Like most villages in the Cambridgeshire Fens, Great Wilbraham has a mixture of old timber-framed houses and more modern ones.
Gulls in a fenland field After being disturbed, these gulls had briefly circled (<a href="https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/7014143">TL5357 : Gulls circling on a November morning</a>) before settling again on this autumn-sown field north of the Fulbourn to Great Wilbraham road. The fields round these two villages are the southernmost in the Cambridgeshire Fens.
Gulls in a fenland field
After being disturbed, these gulls had briefly circled (TL5357 : Gulls circling on a November morning) before settling again on this autumn-sown field north of the Fulbourn to Great Wilbraham road. The fields round these two villages are the southernmost in the Cambridgeshire Fens.
Gulls circling on a November morning Something disturbed these gulls before I could take a picture of them on the ground. They briefly circled before settling again on this autumn-sown field north of the Fulbourn to Great Wilbraham road (<a href="https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/7014134">TL5357 : Gulls in a fenland field</a>). The fields round these two villages are the southernmost in the Cambridgeshire Fens.
Gulls circling on a November morning
Something disturbed these gulls before I could take a picture of them on the ground. They briefly circled before settling again on this autumn-sown field north of the Fulbourn to Great Wilbraham road (TL5357 : Gulls in a fenland field). The fields round these two villages are the southernmost in the Cambridgeshire Fens.
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Little Wilbraham is located at Grid Ref: TL5458 (Lat: 52.203644, Lng: 0.256891)

Administrative County: Cambridgeshire

District: South Cambridgeshire

Police Authority: Cambridgeshire

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