Traditional county: Cambridgeshire · District / Borough: East Cambridgeshire · Region: Eastern
Explore Little Downham, Cambridgeshire with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Little Downham map and move it around to re-centre it. You can change between standard map view and satellite map view by clicking the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. You can use the zoom buttons on the lower right side of the map to zoom in or out to street-level detail. You will find live weather, local and world news below.
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Little Downham, Cambridgeshire, England. Use the Map and Satellite buttons above to switch between street map and aerial imagery views. Use the + and − buttons to zoom in or out, or scroll your mouse wheel while holding the Control key to zoom. On a touchscreen, use a two-finger pinch gesture to zoom in and out.
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| Place | Little Downham |
| Traditional County | Cambridgeshire |
| District / Borough | East Cambridgeshire |
| Region | Eastern |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 52.431795 |
| Longitude | 0.238722 |
| Place Type | Village |
Little Downham holds the quiet authority of the high ground, rising above the surrounding fens like a watchman surveying the flat, expansive horizon of the Cambridgeshire plains. It lies 2.4 miles north-north-west of Ely (from Ely: bearing 336°T, OS grid TL 522 838), and is situated west-north-west of Chettisham village. The air here carries a particular clarity, sharpened by the vast, open skies that pull the light across the fields until the shadows stretch long and thin against the brickwork. Visitors often pause at the Downham in the Isle Village Sign, a piece of public artwork that anchors the identity of Little Downham with a sense of local pride. Beyond the clusters of domestic gardens, the landscape slips away toward the damp, reed-fringed expanse of Chettisham Meadow Sssi, where the earth remains soft and heavy with the memory of ancient water. The rhythm of life in Little Downham is dictated by the turning of the seasons and the subtle shifts in the agricultural calendar that have defined these acres for generations. St. Leonard’s Church stands as a stone sentinel over the dwellings, its tower a familiar anchor for those navigating the winding lanes that connect the higher ground to the lower, marshy reaches. There is a profound stillness in the way the morning mist clings to the hedgerows, grounding Little Downham in a landscape that feels both enduring and remarkably indifferent to the passing of time.
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Explore Little Downham, Cambridgeshire, with an embedded street and satellite map - switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 52.431795, 0.238722. Live weather conditions and 7-day forecasts are provided through Open-Meteo, while real-time local and world news feeds help keep the page current. Wikipedia and editorial summaries provide additional local information and context.
Location data is sourced from OS Open Names © Crown copyright and database rights 2024, Ordnance Survey, Open Government Licence v3.0, and verified by coordinates.
| Page built | September 2026 |
| Location data | OS Open Names © Crown copyright and database rights 2024. Ordnance Survey. Open Government Licence v3.0. |
| County data | Traditional county boundaries. Modern unitary authority: OS Open Names / ONS Geography. |
| Coordinates | WGS84 decimal degrees derived from OS National Grid (OSGB36) |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched by Wikipedia category membership (e.g. “Villages in Derbyshire”) and name verification against OS Open Names data. |