Bottisham

Settlement in Cambridgeshire East Cambridgeshire

England

Bottisham

Bottisham is a charming village located in Cambridgeshire, England. Situated approximately 8 miles east of Cambridge, it is nestled in the picturesque countryside of the county. With a population of around 2,500 residents, Bottisham retains a close-knit community feel.

The village is renowned for its historical significance, dating back to the Roman times. Evidence of this can be seen through the discovery of Roman pottery and coins in the area. Bottisham also played a key role during the medieval period, with the village being mentioned in the Domesday Book of 1086.

Today, Bottisham offers a range of amenities and services for its residents. The village has a primary school, which has received positive recognition for its academic achievements. Additionally, there are several local businesses, including a convenience store, a post office, and a pub, providing essential services and a sense of community.

Nature lovers are drawn to Bottisham due to its proximity to beautiful green spaces. The village is surrounded by fields and farmland, making it an ideal location for peaceful walks and cycling. The nearby Lode Watermill and Nature Reserve is a popular spot for wildlife enthusiasts and offers stunning views of the local flora and fauna.

Overall, Bottisham provides a tranquil and idyllic setting for residents and visitors alike, with its rich history, close community, and beautiful natural surroundings.

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Bottisham Images

Images are sourced within 2km of 52.223393/0.258185 or Grid Reference TL5460. Thanks to Geograph Open Source API. All images are credited.

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.

John Sutton

Jubilee Avenue, Anglesey Abbey Garden

A tree lined walk, part of the National Trust garden at Anglesey Abbey.

Des Blenkinsopp

Long Meadow: Haynes' Yard

Haynes' Yard is the base for a number of businesses, including the Cambridge Tours coach-hire company.

John Sutton

On the way to Lode

This is the excellent cycle path beside Quy Road, photographed on a bright and blustery February morning. The concrete posts are boundary markers, which show where the local authority's obligations cease and the landowner's begin.

John Sutton

Bottisham: a Mustang at the Airfield Museum

The museum's website explains that it "was opened in 2009 to commemorate the sometimes forgotten role of the airfield at Bottisham in World War Two. It is the only UK museum dedicated to the Royal Air Force, United States 8th Army Air Force and Belgian Air Forces. We are now operating out of the last remaining airfield buildings to exist within the airfield’s original perimeter." For more about the restored P51 Mustang fighter, see Link

John Sutton

Beech avenue, Anglesey Abbey

Christopher Hilton

Swaffham Bulbeck: St Mary - chancel and chancel arch

The church is "mostly C14" according to Nikolaus Pevsner. "The chancel E window of five lights [has] the flowing tracery of the second quarter of the century." Cool winter sunlight flooded the building late on a January morning.

John Sutton

Bottisham: Holy Trinity

Winter, when most of the churchyard trees are bare, is the best time to try to photograph all of this uncommonly interesting church, much admired by Nikolaus Pevsner. For comparison, see TL5460 : Bottisham: Holy Trinity - north side (August 2014).

John Sutton

Bottisham: Holy Trinity - from the east

A view over the wall from the footpath which skirts the churchyard. The church is mediaeval and extremely interesting. The three lancet windows at the east end of the chancel date from 1875, however, and their glass honours Captain (later Colonel) Soame Gambier Jenyns of Bottisham Hall (1826-73), a survivor of the Charge of the Light Brigade at Balaclava, who had received a hero's welcome in the village on his return from Crimea.

John Sutton

Bottisham: Holy Trinity - south side

Winter, when the churchyard's deciduous trees are bare, is the best time to try to photograph all of a mediaeval church which Nikolaus Pevsner thought "one of the most interesting churches of Cambridgeshire, and in addition an architecturally very satisfactory building".

John Sutton