Offord Cluny and Offord D'Arcy
Parish in Huntingdonshire, Cambridgeshire, England
| Coordinates: | 52.278, -0.2 |
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| OS grid ref: | TL 22 66 |
| Dialling code: | 01480 (Huntingdon) |
The twin villages of Offord Cluny and Offord D'Arcy sit on the banks of the River Great Ouse in Huntingdonshire, Cambridgeshire, England, and are commonly known together as the Offords. Close to St Ives and within easy reach of Cambridge and Huntingdon, they have medieval origins with names reflecting Norman-era landholders and monastic associations, and their riverside meadows and floodplain give the area a distinctly rural, waterside character.
Today the Offords are modest, largely residential communities with a mix of period cottages and newer housing; historically agricultural, they now host many commuters who travel to nearby towns and cities. Local life centres on village halls, clubs and pubs, riverside walks and angling, and occasional community events, preserving a close-knit village feel while benefiting from good road and rail links to larger regional centres and London.
Postcode districts covering Offord Cluny and Offord D'Arcy
Most populated places nearby
- Peterborough 20.9 miles
- Cambridge 15.2 miles
- Bedford 14.8 miles
- Kettering 23 miles
- Kettering Town 23.1 miles
- Wellingborough 21.3 miles
- Rushden 16.7 miles
- Hitchin 22.8 miles
- Huntingdon 4.3 miles
- March 22.3 miles
- Ampthill 21.5 miles
- Kempston Hardwick 18.2 miles
Neighbouring places
- Offord D'Arcy and Offord Cluny Built-up area 0.6 miles
- Graveley Built-up area 1.7 miles
- Great Paxton Built-up area 1.8 miles
- Godmanchester & Hemingford Abbots Ward 1.9 miles
- Toseland Parish 2.2 miles
- Buckden Built-up area 2.4 miles
- Papworth St. Agnes Parish 2.5 miles
- Diddington Parish 2.6 miles
- Yelling Built-up area 2.8 miles
- Godmanchester Built-up area 2.9 miles
- Southoe and Midloe Parish 3 miles
- Brampton Built-up area 3.2 miles
Example postcodes in Offord Cluny and Offord D'Arcy
PE19 5RR, PE19 6PU, PE19 5RB, PE19 5RF, PE19 6PR, PE19 5RP, PE19 5SA, PE19 5HA, PE19 5SF … See all
Transport links
- Luton Airport 28.8 miles
- Stansted Airport 32.9 miles
- Huntingdon Railway Station 3.5 miles
- St. Neots Railway Station 3.8 miles
Hotels near Offord Cluny and Offord D'Arcy Ad
- Holiday Inn Huntingdon Racecourse 3 4.1 miles
- Black Bull Godmanchester 3.2 miles
- The George Hotel 4 2.5 miles
- The Willows Training Centre 6.6 miles
- Delta Hotels Huntingdon 4 4.2 miles
- The Lion Hotel 3 2.5 miles
- The Eaton Oak 4.6 miles
- Holiday Inn Express Cambridge West Cambourne 3 6.8 miles
- The Golden Lion Hotel, St Ives, Cambridgeshire 4 6.2 miles
- The Prince of Wales 3 4.1 miles
Local points of interest
- Huntingdon Racecourse Recreation 4.1 miles
- Monks Wood National Nature Reserve Nature reserve 8.7 miles
- Hayley Wood Forest 8.8 miles
- Sawtry Abbey Historic site 10.5 miles
- Wimpole Estate Estate 11.4 miles
- Bridge Road Stadium 13.5 miles
- Trinity College College 14.3 miles
- University of Cambridge University 14.5 miles
- Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology Museum 14.6 miles
- Walcot Hall Estate 14.6 miles
- Grand Arcade Shopping centre 14.6 miles
- The Fitzwilliam Museum Museum 14.6 miles