Exning is a village in Suffolk, England. Suffolk (ˈsʌfək is a non-metropolitan county of historic origin in East Anglia, England.

It lies just off the A14 trunk road, roughly 12 miles east-northeast of Cambridge, and 10 miles south-south-east of Ely. The city of Cambridge (ˈkeɪmbrɪdʒ is a university town and the administrative centre of the county of Cambridgeshire, England Ely (, rhyming with "freely" is a Cathedral city in Cambridgeshire, England. The nearest large town is Newmarket.

The most conspicuous building in Exning is the church of St Martin, which is visible from the A14.

Exning is reputed to have been the birthplace of Saint Ethelreda, to whom the cathedral at Ely is dedicated, though this is disputed. Æthelthryth, or Æðelþryð, (c 636 - June 23 679) is the proper name for the popular Anglo-Saxon Saint almost universally Ely (, rhyming with "freely" is a Cathedral city in Cambridgeshire, England.

Exning is also reputed to have been the capital of the Iceni tribe and therefore the home of Queen Boadicea (Boudicca)(Local Lore).

During the Second World War, the headquarters of No 3 Group of RAF Bomber Command were located in Exning House. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including RAF Bomber Command was the organisation that controlled the RAF 's bomber forces from 1936 to 1968 Nearby Newmarket Heath, the northwest corner of which borders on Exning, was used as an airfield for, amongst others, Stirling III Bombers of No. 75 (NZ) Squadron RAF. Little evidence remains of this chapter in Exning's history, apart from a single aircraft hangar near the A14 trunk road and a memorial plaque on the racecourse.

Trivia

• "Exning" may be the only word in the English language beginning with the letters "Exn".

See also

• List of places in Suffolk

External links

• Exning Parish Council
• Exning history and pictures
• St Martin, Exning
• Exning photographs from the 1950s
• Photos of Exning today
• Exning Cricket Club
• Exning in Google Maps
• Aerial view of Exning, centred on St Martin's Church

This is a list of cities towns and villages in the ceremonial county of Suffolk, England

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