Abbots Ripton
Built-up area in Huntingdonshire, Cambridgeshire, England
| Coordinates: | 52.385, -0.187 |
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| OS grid ref: | TL 23 77 |
| Dialling code: | 01480 (Huntingdon) |
Abbots Ripton is a small rural village and civil parish in the historic district of Huntingdonshire, within the county of Cambridgeshire in England. Set among rolling farmland and parkland a short drive from the A1, it retains a quintessential village feel with a medieval parish church, period cottages and estate woodlands that give the area a strongly rural character.
The local economy is largely agricultural, though many residents commute to nearby centres such as Cambridge and Peterborough. The village is also known for the nearby 1876 rail disaster, an event that prompted improvements to railway signalling; today it’s a small, close‑knit community centred on its church, village amenities and seasonal estate activities.
Postcode districts covering Abbots Ripton
Most populated places nearby
- Peterborough 13.8 miles
- Cambridge 18.7 miles
- Bedford 20.7 miles
- Kettering 22 miles
- Kettering Town 22.1 miles
- Corby 22.2 miles
- Wellingborough 22.5 miles
- Rushden 18.6 miles
- Wisbech 24.4 miles
- Huntingdon 3.2 miles
- March 16.2 miles
- Stamford 22.6 miles
Neighbouring places
- Kings Ripton Parish 1.8 miles
- Alconbury Weald Built-up area 2.1 miles
- Little Stukeley Built-up area 2.1 miles
- Great Stukeley Built-up area 2.2 miles
- The Stukeleys Parish 2.2 miles
- Broughton Parish 2.7 miles
- Upwood and the Raveleys Parish 3.1 miles
- Huntingdon Built-up area 3.2 miles
- Huntingdon North Ward 3.2 miles
- Wistow Built-up area 3.3 miles
- Huntingdon East Ward 3.3 miles
- Upwood Built-up area 3.3 miles
Example postcodes in Abbots Ripton
PE28 2PE, PE28 2LJ, PE28 2PW, PE28 2LD, PE28 2PB, PE28 2LT, PE28 2LE, PE28 2PQ, PE28 2ND … See all
Transport links
- Luton Airport 36.1 miles
- Stansted Airport 38.9 miles
- Huntingdon Railway Station 3.9 miles
- St. Neots Railway Station 10.9 miles
Hotels near Abbots Ripton Ad
- The Old Bridge 3 4 miles
- Holiday Inn Huntingdon - Racecourse 3 4 miles
- Delta Hotels by Marriott Huntingdon 4 3.4 miles
- The George Hotel 4 7 miles
- The Bell Inn Hotel, Stilton, Cambridgeshire 4 8.4 miles
- The Golden Lion Hotel, St Ives, Cambridgeshire 4 6.4 miles
- George Hotel Huntingdon by Greene King Inns 3 3.8 miles
- Lakeside Lodge 4 6.6 miles
- Dolphin Hotel Cambridge 4 6.4 miles
- Pike & Eel Hotel and Marina 3 8.8 miles
Schools in Abbots Ripton
- Abbots Ripton C of E Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Monks Wood National Nature Reserve Nature reserve 2.8 miles
- Sawtry Abbey Historic site 3.7 miles
- Huntingdon Racecourse Recreation 4 miles
- Walcot Hall Estate 10 miles
- Must Farm Pile-dwelling Site Archaeological site 11.7 miles
- London Road Stadium Stadium 12.6 miles
- Peterborough Museum and Art Gallery Museum 13.1 miles
- Fengate Archaeological site 13.7 miles
- Hayley Wood Forest 15.6 miles
- Ouse Washes Nature reserve 16 miles
- Bridge Road Stadium 16.1 miles
- Lyveden New Bield Historic site 16.2 miles