Eye welcome leaflet
Welcome
The village of Eye is just a few miles from the cathedral city of Peterborough in the county of Cambridgeshire, England, current population is approximately 3800. The village is just five metres above sea level and at one time was an island in the fens, in fact the name of the village comes from the Anglo-Saxon word īeg meaning island. The first settlers probably fished and hunted wildfowl which would have been in abundance until the Fens were drained in the 17th Century.
The current church, St. Matthews, was built in 1846 during the medieval gothic revival on the site of an earlier 16th century church. Brickmaking was once an important industry in the village and there was once an 80-foot windmill and railway station to the east of the Village.
The A47 trunk road which goes from Great Yarmouth in the east, to Birmingham in the west, separates the main village in the south from Eye Green to the north. The bypass opened in October 1991 on what was previously the disused railway track.
Amenities currently include:
• Post Office
• Two pubs
• Italian restaurant, Indian restaurant
• Fish and Chip shop, Kebab and pizza takeaway, Chinese takeaway
• Within walking distance; McDonalds, Little Chef and KFC
• Butchers, local shop, bakery, post office, pharmacy
• Three hairdressers
• Three car sales, two repair/MOT garages, motorcycle showroom
For local fuel prices click here. View the live webcam here. Parish Council documents.
Eye has a local magazine that comes out every quarter. To view the latest edition click here.