Traditional county: Cambridgeshire · District / Borough: Huntingdonshire · Region: Eastern
Explore Farcet, Cambridgeshire with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Farcet 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 Farcet, 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 | Farcet |
| Traditional County | Cambridgeshire |
| District / Borough | Huntingdonshire |
| Region | Eastern |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 52.536007 |
| Longitude | -0.226277 |
| Place Type | Village |
Farcet reveals itself as a low-lying stretch of fenland earth, where the horizon pulls the eye toward the vast, open skies of the Cambridgeshire plains. It lies 2.6 miles south-south-east of Peterborough (from Peterborough: bearing 165°T, OS grid TL 204 946), and is situated north-east of Yaxley village. The light here possesses a particular clarity, catching the intricate ironwork of the Farcet Village Sign as it stands watch over the quiet transition from residential lanes to the wider fields. Beneath this expansive canopy, the land retains the memory of its watery origins, with the nearby Crown Lakes providing a mirror to the shifting clouds that drift across the fens. Farcet maintains a modest, steady character, defined by the interplay of historic drainage channels and the persistent, quiet growth of the modern dwellings that now line its periphery. Residents often find themselves walking toward the old course of the River Nene, where the water moves with a sluggish, deliberate patience through the silt. Such natural waterways have long dictated the rhythm of life in Farcet, shaping the very boundaries of the earth that the inhabitants tend. This landscape offers a singular, unadorned beauty, where the flat, fertile ground meets the sky in a long, unbroken line.
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Explore Farcet, 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: 52.536007, -0.226277. 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 | August 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. |