Traditional county: Cambridgeshire · District / Borough: East Cambridgeshire · Region: Eastern
Explore Way Head, Cambridgeshire with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Way Head 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 | Way Head |
| Traditional County | Cambridgeshire |
| District / Borough | East Cambridgeshire |
| Region | Eastern |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 52.433071 |
| Longitude | 0.186415 |
| Place Type | Hamlet |
Way Head lies quietly in the East Cambridgeshire landscape, a place where the sky seems to hold a particular, expansive quality over the flat fens. It lies 6.4 km north-west of Ely (from Ely: bearing 306°T, OS grid TL 487 839), and is situated north of Coveney village. The subtle undulations of the land here, once shaped by ancient waterways, now cradle fields that stretch towards the horizon, catching the low sun in a burnished glow. The air itself often carries the clean scent of cultivated earth, a testament to the enduring agricultural heart of this region. Though small, Way Head possesses a sense of rootedness, a quiet existence that has weathered the centuries. The distant silhouette of Ely Cathedral, a faint sentinel on clear days, serves as a reminder of the larger currents of history that have flowed through these parts.
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Explore Way Head, 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: 52.433071, 0.186415. 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. |