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Little Downham sits on one of the few areas of high ground rising out of the Fens, situated about three miles north-west of the cathedral city of Ely. Its elevated position - at least by Cambridgeshire standards - offers expansive views across the surrounding black soil levels, and it historically served as a summer retreat for the Bishops of Ely, who built a palace here in the 12th century; the remaining stone gatehouse and tithe barn still stand as a reminder of that medieval importance. Today, the village is defined by a linear layout along Main Street, anchored by the 13th-century St Leonard’s Church and a couple of traditional pubs. For day-to-day life, there is a local primary school and a village shop, while the Pymoor Lane area links the village to the nearby Great Ouse waterway. It feels very much a working rural community, surrounded by intensive arable farmland, yet it remains closely tied to Ely for rail links to Cambridge and London.