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Black Bank Cambridgeshire Map

Traditional county: Cambridgeshire · District / Borough: East Cambridgeshire · Region: Eastern

Explore Black Bank, Cambridgeshire with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Black Bank 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.

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This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Black Bank, 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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PlaceBlack Bank
Traditional CountyCambridgeshire
District / BoroughEast Cambridgeshire
RegionEastern
CountryEngland, United Kingdom
Latitude52.444386
Longitude0.253752
Place TypeHamlet

About Black Bank

Black Bank emerges from the flat, reclaimed expanse of the Fens like a quiet assertion against the vastness of the sky. It lies 3.1 miles north of Ely (from Ely: bearing 353°T, OS grid TL 532 853), and is situated north-east of Little Downham village. Here, the horizon is a sharp, unyielding line, and the light reflects off the low-lying drainage channels with a pale, silver intensity that makes the clouds seem heavy and close. The land around Black Bank remains defined by the patient work of centuries, where soil once submerged now supports the rhythmic cycle of arable crops. To the south-east, the protected wildness of Chettisham Meadow Sssi offers a glimpse of how this landscape might have appeared before the heavy hand of agricultural engineering altered the flow of water. The quietude of the place is interrupted only by the wind, which carries no scent of the sea but rather the deep, loamy fragrance of turned earth. Further to the east, the rising prominence of Brick Hill provides a rare vertical anchor in a topography otherwise defined by its relentless, horizontal reach. Black Bank persists as a place of singular perspective, where the observer is always aware of the immense, open weight of the heavens pressing down upon the fields.

Nearby Outdoor Places

  • Downham in the Isle Village Sign (Public Artwork) — 0.8 mi, 204° SSW
  • Chettisham Meadow Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 1.6 mi, 159° SSE
  • Brick Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 2.2 mi, 115° ESE
  • Adams Heritage Centre (Museum) — 2.3 mi, 069° ENE
  • Sandall's Cut (Lake / Reservoir) — 2.9 mi, 077° ENE
  • Ely Common (Park) — 3.0 mi, 158° SSE
  • The Dock (Lake / Reservoir) — 3.0 mi, 067° ENE
  • Ely Museum (Museum) — 3.1 mi, 173° S
  • Palace Green (Park) — 3.2 mi, 173° S
  • Ouse Washes Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 3.2 mi, 304° NW · 25k acres
  • Roswell Pits (Lake / Reservoir) — 3.2 mi, 155° SSE
  • Ely Cathedral: Claustral Buildings (Scheduled Monument) — 3.2 mi, 172° S
  • Hospital Of St John The Baptist And St Mary Magdalene, St John'S Farm (Scheduled Monument) — 3.2 mi, 179° S · 2 ha
  • The Stained Glass Museum (Museum) — 3.2 mi, 173° S
  • Ely Cathedral (Attraction) — 3.2 mi, 173° S
  • Oliver Cromwell's House (Attraction) — 3.2 mi, 176° S
  • Hayward Theatre (Theatre) — 3.3 mi, 174° S
  • 'Cherry Hill', Castle Mound (Scheduled Monument) — 3.4 mi, 172° S · 2 ha
  • "Division Bell" view of the Cathedral (Viewpoint) — 3.8 mi, 169° S
  • Little Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 4.0 mi, 220° SW
  • Prickwillow Museum (Museum) — 4.4 mi, 116° ESE
  • RAF Witchford Display of Memorabilia (Museum) — 4.5 mi, 198° SSW
  • Sustrans waymark (Viewpoint) — 4.9 mi, 175° S
  • Witcham Equestrian Centre (Attraction) — 5.4 mi, 238° WSW
  • Wetland Trust Visitor Centre (Attraction) — 5.8 mi, 011° N
  • Crooked Drain (River) — 5.9 mi, 252° WSW
  • Vermuden's Drain (River) — 6.3 mi, 281° WNW
  • Gault Hole (Wetland) — 6.6 mi, 245° WSW
  • Our Time Capsule (Monument) — 7.1 mi, 180° S
  • The Viva Theatre (Theatre) — 8.0 mi, 157° SSE

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About This Black Bank Map Page

Explore Black Bank, 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: 52.444386, 0.253752. 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 builtAugust 2026
Location dataOS Open Names © Crown copyright and database rights 2024. Ordnance Survey. Open Government Licence v3.0.
County dataTraditional county boundaries. Modern unitary authority: OS Open Names / ONS Geography.
CoordinatesWGS84 decimal degrees derived from OS National Grid (OSGB36)
Wikipedia validationArticle content matched by Wikipedia category membership (e.g. “Villages in Derbyshire”) and name verification against OS Open Names data.