Cherry Hinton
Ward in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England
| Coordinates: | 52.189, 0.172 |
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| OS grid ref: | TL 48 56 |
| Dialling code: | 01223 (Cambridge) |
Cherry Hinton is an established residential ward to the southeast of Cambridge in Cambridgeshire, originally a separate village whose name recalls once‑extensive cherry orchards. Today it combines a busy local high street, schools and community facilities with a mixture of private and social housing, and benefits from straightforward cycle and road links into Cambridge city centre, making it popular with families and commuters.
The area is notable for its landscape shaped by former chalk workings: Cherry Hinton Pit and nearby ponds support interesting wildlife, while Cherry Hinton Hall is a Victorian house set in public parkland used for community events. There are also open green spaces such as Coldham's Common, and a strong local identity with active community groups, small businesses and occasional festivals that reflect the neighbourhood’s historic village roots.
Postcode districts covering Cherry Hinton
Most populated places nearby
- Cambridge 1.8 miles
- Bury St. Edmunds 24 miles
- Bishop's Stortford 22.2 miles
- Hitchin 25 miles
- Haverhill 13.3 miles
- Huntingdon 18.3 miles
- Newmarket 10.8 miles
- Ely 15.2 miles
- Biggleswade 19.2 miles
- Royston 12.6 miles
- Saffron Walden 12 miles
- Mildenhall 17.9 miles
Neighbouring places
- Coleridge Ward 1 mile
- Teversham Built-up area 1.2 miles
- Queen Edith's Ward 1.2 miles
- Romsey Ward 1.3 miles
- Fulbourn Built-up area 1.6 miles
- Abbey Ward 1.7 miles
- Petersfield Ward 1.7 miles
- Cambridge Built-up area 1.8 miles
- Market Ward 2.2 miles
- Fen Ditton Built-up area 2.3 miles
- Trumpington Ward 2.5 miles
- Great Shelford Parish 2.6 miles
Example postcodes in Cherry Hinton
CB1 9HD, CB1 9XT, CB1 8DU, CB1 3JP, CB1 9LG, CB1 8EG, CB1 8DW, CB1 9BY, CB1 3FF … See all
Transport links
- Stansted Airport 21.1 miles
- Luton Airport 31.6 miles
- Cambridge Railway Station 1.5 miles
- Shelford Railway Station 3 miles
Hotels near Cherry Hinton Ad
- Clayton Hotel Cambridge 4 1.6 miles
- Holiday Inn Express Cambridge 3 0.5 miles
- Sorrento Hotel & Restaurant 3 1.1 miles
- Ibis Cambridge Central Station 3 1.5 miles
- The Fellows House Cambridge, Curio Collection by Hilton 4 2.7 miles
- University Arms, Autograph Collection 4 2.2 miles
- Graduate by Hilton Cambridge 4 2.5 miles
- Gonville Hotel 4 2 miles
- Novotel Cambridge North 4 2.5 miles
- The Varsity Hotel & Spa 4 2.7 miles
Schools in Cherry Hinton
- Bewick Bridge Community Primary School Primary
- Cherry Hinton C of E Voluntary Controlled Primary School Primary
- Colville Primary School Primary
- The Spinney Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Abbey Stadium Stadium 1.8 miles
- Cambridge University Botanic Garden Gardens 1.9 miles
- The Fitzwilliam Museum Museum 2.3 miles
- Grand Arcade Shopping centre 2.4 miles
- Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology Museum 2.4 miles
- University of Cambridge University 2.4 miles
- Trinity College College 2.6 miles
- Bridge Road Stadium 4.4 miles
- Newmarket Racecourse Recreation 9.1 miles
- Wicken Fen National Nature Reserve Nature reserve 9.8 miles
- Wimpole Estate Estate 10 miles
- Hayley Wood Forest 11.6 miles