Traditional county: Cambridgeshire · District / Borough: East Cambridgeshire · Region: Eastern
Explore Fordham, Cambridgeshire with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Fordham 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.
| Place | Fordham |
| Traditional County | Cambridgeshire |
| District / Borough | East Cambridgeshire |
| Region | Eastern |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 52.311268 |
| Longitude | 0.390583 |
| Place Type | Village |
Fordham rests in the broad, luminous flatness of East Cambridgeshire. It lies 4.2 km east-south-east of Soham (from Soham: bearing 123°T, OS grid TL 630 708), and is situated east-south-east of Down Field village. The village’s houses, often rendered in soft brick that catches the pale eastern light, cluster around a modest church, its tower a familiar landmark against the expansive sky. Ditches, carved with the precision of the Fenland landscape, thread through the surrounding fields, their water reflecting the endless, changing hues of the heavens. The air here often carries the scent of damp earth and ripening crops, a testament to the agricultural heart of Fordham. Life in Fordham moves with a quiet grace, mirroring the gentle sweep of the surrounding countryside.
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Explore Fordham, 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: 52.311268, 0.390583. 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 | June 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. |