MenuStretham Old Engine, Cambridgeshire
Stretham Old Engine is a steam-powered engine, located near Stretham, Cambridgeshire. It was used to pump water from flood-affected areas of The Fens back into the River Great Ouse. The steam engine was built by the Butterley Company of Derbyshire in 1831. It replaced four nearby windmills and its scoop wheel was used successfully for over a century to lift water from flood channels back into the river. It is within the council area of East Cambridgeshire (Cambridgeshire).
Historic England Grade II* Listed 1127031.
Place Type: Industrial Heritage
Historic County: Cambridgeshire
Division of County: Isle of Ely
Lat, Long: 52.334237,0.22427976
Grid Reference: TL 5165 7301
Civil Parish: Stretham CP
Council Area: East Cambridgeshire CA (Cambridgeshire CA)
Strategic Authority Area: Cambridgeshire and Peterborough SA
Police Area: Cambridgeshire PA
GBPN ID: 304747
Entry Type: Main listing (P)
URL: https://gazetteer.org.uk/place/Stretham_Old_Engine,_Cambridgeshire_304747
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Historic England Grade II* Listed 1127031.
Place Type: Industrial Heritage
Historic County: Cambridgeshire
Division of County: Isle of Ely
Lat, Long: 52.334237,0.22427976
Grid Reference: TL 5165 7301
Civil Parish: Stretham CP
Council Area: East Cambridgeshire CA (Cambridgeshire CA)
Strategic Authority Area: Cambridgeshire and Peterborough SA
Police Area: Cambridgeshire PA
GBPN ID: 304747
Entry Type: Main listing (P)
URL: https://gazetteer.org.uk/place/Stretham_Old_Engine,_Cambridgeshire_304747
Peruse Cambridgeshire on Wikishire