Black Horse Drove is a linear

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that lies north-north-east of

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, England in the

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Littleport Littleport is a large village in East Cambridgeshire, in the Isle of Ely, Cambridgeshire, England. It lies about north-east of Ely and south-east of Welney, on the Bedford Level South section of the River Great Ouse, close to Burnt Fen and ...

. Black Horse Drove is located off the Ten Mile Bank, a long road which runs alongside the north-western bank of the river

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between Littleport and

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. Black Horse Drove is in the

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and much of the village is around below sea level. The estimated population of Black Horse Drove in 2010 was 220 in 93 dwellings.

Facilities

A Wesleyan chapel was built in 1843 and rebuilt in 1897 but it has now been converted to a private residence. A school was built in Black Horse Drove c.1874 but due to overcrowding and its dangerous condition, a new school called the Coronation County Primary Junior and Infants School was built in 1937. The old school was used as a community centre until 2008 when it was acquired by Littleport Parish Council and then refurbished. The community centre re-opened on 15 October 2011. The Black Horse public house was built c.1912 but has closed and is now a private residence. In Black Horse Drove there is also a children's play area and a playing field.

Transport

There is a weekly bus service on Thursday mornings which leaves at 09:30 to Littleport,

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and Ely and returns at around 13:30 The nearest railway station is away at Littleport.

References

External links

Black Horse Drove Community web site
Hamlets in Cambridgeshire East Cambridgeshire District {{Cambridgeshire-geo-stub