| Static Image: | Blackhorse Drove - geograph.org.uk - 439271.jpg |
| Static Image Caption: | Black Horse Drove viewed from the junction with Ten Mile Bank |
| Official Name: | Black Horse Drove |
| Country: | England |
| Region: | East of England |
| Os Grid Reference: | TL601911 |
| Coordinates: | 52.494°N 0.356°W |
| Post Town: | Ely |
| Postcode Area: | CB |
| Postcode District: | CB6 |
| Shire County: | Cambridgeshire |
| Shire District: | East Cambridgeshire |
| Constituency Westminster: | North East Cambridgeshire |
| Hide Services: | Yes |
| London Distance: | 71miles |
Black Horse Drove is a linear hamlet that lies 7miles north-north-east of Ely in Cambridgeshire, England, in the civil parish of Littleport. The hamlet is off the Ten Mile Bank, a long road which runs along the north-western bank of the river Great Ouse between Littleport and Southery in Norfolk. Black Horse Drove is in the Fens and much of the village is around 6feet below sea level.
The estimated population of Black Horse Drove in 2010 was 220, in 93 dwellings.[1]
A Wesleyan chapel was built in 1843[2] 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.[2] 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.[3]
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.
There is a weekly bus service on Thursday mornings which leaves at 09:30 to Littleport, Prickwillow and Ely and returns at around 13:30.
The nearest railway station is 5miles away at Littleport.