Holme, Cambridgeshire
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Holme – in Huntingdonshire (now part of Cambridgeshire), England – is a village near Connington south of Yaxley.
- What's In Holme?
Holme is a fairly small village and doesn't supply very many services to its population (around 700), although it has more facilities than many other villages in Cambridgeshire. The services the village does offer to its residents are:
- A pub called the 'Admiral Wells'with an excellent pub quiz every Tuesday evening from 20.30, run by Nick and Paul.
- A village shop which is also a post office with wonderful pork pies on sale.
- A village hall
- A nature reserveImage:Fen.jpg
- A small business airport
- Large area of forests
- A large village green
- A primary school
- A 18th century church dedicated to St Giles.
- What's Holme like?
Holme is surrounded by fields, forests and fens. Over the last few years Holme has grown substantially with around 36 new houses being built.
Holme Fen, specficially Holme Posts, is supposedly the lowest land point in England at 9ft (2.75m) below sea level.
- Employment Opportunities in Holme
- British Sugar Corporation
- The village school
- Agriculture and associated trades
However most of Holme's population work outside the village in Huntingdon or Peterborough.
