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'''Six Mile Bottom''' is a hamlet within the parish of [[Little Wilbraham]], near [[Cambridge]] in [[England]].
'''Six Mile Bottom''' is a [[Hamlet_(place)|hamlet]] within the parish of [[Little Wilbraham]], near [[Cambridge]] in [[England]].


The hamlet was built in the 19th century, and is named for its distance from the start of [[Newmarket Racecourse]] and because it lies in a valley bottom. [[Six Mile Bottom railway station]] served the village from the late 1840s (by the [[Newmarket and Chesterford Railway]]) until 1967. The brick-and-flint church of St. George was built in 1935.<ref>{{cite web
The hamlet was built in the 19th century, and is named for its distance from the start of [[Newmarket Racecourse]] and because it lies in a valley bottom. [[Six Mile Bottom railway station]] served the village from the late 1840s (by the [[Newmarket and Chesterford Railway]]) until 1967. The brick-and-flint church of St. George was built in 1935.<ref>{{cite web

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Six Mile Bottom
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District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townCAMBRIDGE
Postcode districtCB8 0
Dialling code01638
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Six Mile Bottom is a hamlet within the parish of Little Wilbraham, near Cambridge in England.

The hamlet was built in the 19th century, and is named for its distance from the start of Newmarket Racecourse and because it lies in a valley bottom. Six Mile Bottom railway station served the village from the late 1840s (by the Newmarket and Chesterford Railway) until 1967. The brick-and-flint church of St. George was built in 1935.[1]

Among the earliest residents were George and Augusta Leigh, she being Lord Byron's half-sister.[2] Their residence is now the Country House Hotel, Swynford Paddocks.[3]

The hamlet has a pub/restaurant, The Green Man, which also provides accommodation.

References

  1. ^ Colburtn, Ben; Ynys-Mon, Mark (18 July 2005). "Cambridgeshire Churches: Six Mile Bottom, St George". www.druidic.org. Retrieved 4 April 2009.
  2. ^ Fraistat, Neil; Jones, Steven E.; Stahmer, Carl (eds.). The Byron Chronology: 1814-1816. University of Maryland. Retrieved 4 April 2009.
  3. ^ "History". Swynford Paddocks hotel. Retrieved 4 April 2009.