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Whittlesey, England: Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Whittlesey_Market_Place_-_Oct_2010.jpgAuthor: J E Harris
Whittlesey is a market town in Fenland district, Cambridgeshire, England. Located about 10 km (6 mi) to the east of Peterborough, it has a population of around 15,000 people.
Whittlesey traces its history to the Anglo-Saxon period. Its name is probably derived from Whittle's Ea, meaning "Whittle's Island". The town has formerly spelled Whittlesea and Witesie. As with a number of towns in the Fenland district, Whittlesey was once an island of solid ground surrounded by marshland. The area bears evidence of human settlement going back as far as 1000 BC.
In the 1st century AD, the Romans built the Fen Causeway, a roman road of gravel raised above the marshy fen, linking Denver, Norfolk in the east with Petersborough in the west, and passing through Whittlesey. As such, Roman-era artifacts have been recovered in the area, and as recently as 2010, a Roman skeleton was discovered here.
Butter Cross, Whittlesey: Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Butter_Cross,_Whittlesey_-_geograph.org.uk_-_1554357.jpgAuthor: Michael Trolove
Visiting Whittlesey
From London, take the A1(M) motorway until Exit 17, then head east on the A1139 road, continuing on the A605 road heading east until you arrive in Whittlesey.Places of Interest in Whittlesey
- Buttercross: A pavilion at the market place dating to 1680. Today it serves as a bus shelter and is the most famous landmark in Whittlesey.
- St Mary's Church: Church dating to the 15th century. It was controlled by the abbey in Thorney until the abbey was disbanded in the Dissolution of the Monasteries of the 16th century.
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