Isleham
| Isleham | |
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 St Andrew's Church |
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 Isleham
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| Isleham shown within Cambridgeshire | |
| Population | 2,378 (2011) |
| OS grid reference | TL644738 |
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| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | ELY |
| Postcode district | CB7 |
| Dialling code | 01638 |
| EU Parliament | East of England |
Isleham is a small village and civil parish in the English county of Cambridgeshire. It is part of the Fens.
Isleham is located in the Fens of south-east Cambridgeshire. The western parish boundary is formed by the Crooked Ditch or Crooked Drain, the eastern boundary largely by the Lea Brook and the north by the River Lark. The village lies on the B1104 from Prickwillow to Chippenham. Isleham is twinned with Nesles in France and Magdala in Germany and recently with Maltov in Russia.
The village shops: a Co-op supermarket Post Office. There are also three public houses - The Griffin, The Merry Monk and the Rising Sun - and three churches - the High Street Church, plfc (Pound Lane Free Church) and St Andrew's Church of England parish church.
The region between Devil's Dyke and the line between Littleport and Shippea Hill shows a remarkable amount of archaeological findings of the Stone Age, the Bronze Age and the Iron Age . Findings in Isleham include the famous Isleham Hoard of more than 6500 pieces of bronze, both manufactured articles and fragments of sheet bronze, all dating from the late Bronze Age, and discovered by William 'Bill' Houghton and his brother, Arthur.
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