Abbey
Ward in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England
| Coordinates: | 52.211, 0.156 |
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| OS grid ref: | TL 47 59 |
| Dialling code: | 01223 (Cambridge) |
Abbey is a centrally placed ward of Cambridge in Cambridgeshire, sitting close to the city centre and bordered by riverside open spaces along the River Cam. It combines Victorian terraces and post‑war housing with a handful of newer developments, so the streetscape mixes older listed buildings and conservation areas with pockets undergoing regeneration.
Socially and culturally the ward is diverse, home to long‑standing local communities alongside students and younger professionals, and it supports a modest local economy of independent shops, cafés and services. Its riverside location and close links to city amenities give it a strong sense of place, while ongoing housing pressure and community-led improvements feature among current local issues.
Postcode districts covering Abbey
Most populated places nearby
- Cambridge 1.2 miles1.9 km
- Bury St. Edmunds 24.4 miles39.3 km
- Bishop's Stortford 23.7 miles38.2 km
- Haverhill 14.7 miles23.6 km
- Huntingdon 16.9 miles27.2 km
- March 23.5 miles37.9 km
- Newmarket 10.9 miles17.6 km
- Ely 13.9 miles22.4 km
- Biggleswade 19.3 miles31 km
- Royston 13.4 miles21.5 km
- Saffron Walden 13.6 miles22 km
- Mildenhall 17.4 miles28.1 km
Neighbouring places
- Romsey Ward 0.7 miles1.1 km
- East Chesterton Ward 1 mile1.5 km
- Fen Ditton Built-up area 1 mile1.7 km
- Cambridge Built-up area 1.2 miles1.9 km
- Petersfield Ward 1.3 miles2.1 km
- Market Ward 1.4 miles2.2 km
- West Chesterton Ward 1.4 miles2.3 km
- Coleridge Ward 1.5 miles2.4 km
- King's Hedges Ward 1.5 miles2.5 km
- Teversham Built-up area 1.6 miles2.6 km
- Cherry Hinton Ward 1.7 miles2.7 km
- Arbury Ward 1.8 miles3 km
Example postcodes in Abbey
CB5 8WR, CB1 2PH, CB5 8PP, CB5 8PX, CB5 8TW, CB5 8EH, CB5 8LX, CB5 8HX, CB5 8RR … See all
Transport links
- Stansted Airport 22.8 miles36.7 km
- Luton Airport 32.2 miles51.8 km
- Cambridge Railway Station 1.4 miles2.3 km
- Waterbeach Railway Station 4 miles6.4 km
Hotels near Abbey Ad
- Clayton Hotel Cambridge 4 1.5 miles2.3 km
- The Fellows House Cambridge, Curio Collection by Hilton 4 1.3 miles2.2 km
- Novotel Cambridge North 4 0.9 miles1.5 km
- University Arms, Autograph Collection 4 1.5 miles2.4 km
- Ibis Cambridge Central Station 3 1.4 miles2.2 km
- Gonville Hotel 4 1.4 miles2.3 km
- Graduate by Hilton Cambridge 4 1.8 miles2.9 km
- The Red Lion 3.6 miles5.8 km
- Holiday Inn Express Cambridge 3 1.2 miles1.9 km
- The Varsity Hotel & Spa 4 1.6 miles2.6 km
Local points of interest
- Abbey Stadium Stadium 0.1 miles0.2 km
- Grand Arcade Shopping centre 1.5 miles2.4 km
- Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology Museum 1.6 miles2.6 km
- University of Cambridge University 1.6 miles2.6 km
- Trinity College College 1.6 miles2.7 km
- The Fitzwilliam Museum Museum 1.7 miles2.8 km
- Cambridge University Botanic Garden Gardens 1.8 miles2.9 km
- Bridge Road Stadium 2.8 miles4.5 km
- Wicken Fen National Nature Reserve Nature reserve 8.9 miles14.4 km
- Newmarket Racecourse Recreation 9.3 miles15 km
- Wimpole Estate Estate 10 miles16.1 km
- Hayley Wood Forest 11.3 miles18.2 km