Brandon Bank

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Brandon Bank
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Brandon Bank
Location within Cambridgeshire
OS grid reference TL6288
Shire county
Region
Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town Ely
Postcode district CB7
Police Cambridgeshire
Fire Cambridgeshire
Ambulance East of England
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52°28′N0°23′E / 52.46°N 00.38°E / 52.46; 00.38 Coordinates: 52°28′N0°23′E / 52.46°N 00.38°E / 52.46; 00.38

Brandon Bank is a hamlet in Cambridgeshire, England, although most of its buildings lie across the River Little Ouse in Norfolk. [1] The population is included in the Cambridgeshire civil parish of Littleport.

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