Buckworth
Parish in Huntingdonshire, Cambridgeshire, England
| Coordinates: | 52.379, -0.304 |
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| OS grid ref: | TL 15 77 |
Buckworth is a small village and civil parish in the district of Huntingdonshire, Cambridgeshire, England, set amid arable farmland and quiet country lanes. The settlement has a compact, historic core of stone and brick cottages and farmsteads, giving way to open fields and hedgerows that make it popular for walking and enjoying the countryside rather than as a centre of industry.
Historically agricultural, the parish retains a rural character with a small population, a parish church of long standing and local social life focused on community events and the village hall; in recent decades some residents commute to nearby towns while farming remains important locally. The combination of history, tranquillity and easy access to larger centres gives Buckworth a quietly distinctive village appeal.
Postcode districts covering Buckworth
Most populated places nearby
- Peterborough 13.8 miles
- Cambridge 22.3 miles
- Bedford 18 miles
- Kettering 17.1 miles
- Kettering Town 17.2 miles
- Corby 17.8 miles
- Wellingborough 17.6 miles
- Rushden 13.9 miles
- Huntingdon 5.8 miles
- March 20.3 miles
- Stamford 20.7 miles
- Kempston Hardwick 21.8 miles
Neighbouring places
- Alconbury Weston Built-up area 1.4 miles
- Upton and Coppingford Parish 1.5 miles
- Barham and Woolley Parish 1.5 miles
- Alconbury Built-up area 2.3 miles
- Hamerton and Steeple Gidding Parish 2.4 miles
- Leighton Parish 2.8 miles
- Alconbury Weald Built-up area 3 miles
- Spaldwick Built-up area 3.2 miles
- Ellington Built-up area 3.2 miles
- Little Gidding Parish 3.4 miles
- Old Weston Parish 3.5 miles
- Little Stukeley Built-up area 3.5 miles
Example postcodes in Buckworth
PE28 5AL, PE28 5AN, PE28 5AR, PE28 5AQ, PE28 5XZ, PE28 5AJ, PE28 5AT, PE28 5AU, PE28 5AP … See all
Transport links
- Luton Airport 35 miles
- Stansted Airport 41.1 miles
- Huntingdon Railway Station 5.9 miles
- St. Neots Railway Station 10.5 miles
Hotels near Buckworth Ad
- Holiday Inn Huntingdon - Racecourse 3 4.6 miles
- The Old Bridge 3 6.4 miles
- Delta Hotels by Marriott Huntingdon 4 4.9 miles
- The Bell Inn Hotel, Stilton, Cambridgeshire 4 7.6 miles
- The Talbot Hotel, Oundle , Near Peterborough 4 9.9 miles
- The Eaton Oak 9.9 miles
- George Hotel Huntingdon by Greene King Inns 3 6 miles
- Milestone Peterborough Hotel A1m, Sure Hotel Collection 4 8.6 miles
Local points of interest
- Monks Wood National Nature Reserve Nature reserve 2.7 miles
- Sawtry Abbey Historic site 4.3 miles
- Huntingdon Racecourse Recreation 4.3 miles
- Walcot Hall Estate 6.3 miles
- Lyveden New Bield Historic site 11.8 miles
- Nene Park Stadium 13 miles
- London Road Stadium Stadium 13.1 miles
- Must Farm Pile-dwelling Site Archaeological site 13.3 miles
- Peterborough Museum and Art Gallery Museum 13.5 miles
- Fengate Archaeological site 14.6 miles
- Santa Pod Raceway Recreation 16.1 miles
- Hayley Wood Forest 17 miles