Skip to content
  • home
  • map
  • search
Capturing Cambridge
  • search
  • Facebook
  • Instagram
  • LinkedIn
  • Home
  • /
  • Projects
  • /
  • South Cambridge­shire
  • /
  • Orwell
  • Back Forward

Orwell Grange, Cambridge Road, Orwell

History of Orwell Grange

For an overview of the history of Orwell Grange visit:

https://www.orwellparishcouncil.co.uk/history/early-history-landscape/trades/the-grange-new-orwell/

Mike Osborne, Defending Cambridgeshire, p.169, notes that in 1939, Orwell Grange was requisitioned by MI6 for its Section D (Special Operations). It was subsequently used by SOIE and the army for Special Forces training.

Tags

  • world war two

Projects

  • Orwell

Share this article

Share onFacebook Share onBluesky

Contribute

Do you have any information about the people or places in this article? If so, then please let us know using the Contact page or by emailing capturingcambridge@museumofcambridge.org.uk.

Licence

The text on this page is licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 4.0.

Orwell

28 Cavendish Avenue, Minhurst, Cambridge

56 Arbury Road, Havenfield, Pye Unicam Works, Cambridge

39 Leys Avenue

St Andrew’s Church, Orwell

Tudor Mede, 30 High Street, Orwell

11 Lotfield Street, Orwell

85 High Street, Orwell

Barrington Road, Orwell

50 High Street, Orwell

57 Town Green Road, Orwell

Meadowcroft Farm, Lotfield Street, Orwell

West Farmhouse, 66 High Street, Orwell

49 High Street, Orwell