Balsham
Built-up area in South Cambridgeshire, Cambridgeshire, England
| Coordinates: | 52.132, 0.314 |
|---|---|
| OS grid ref: | TL 58 50 |
| Population: | 1,591 |
| Dialling code: | 01440 (Haverhill) |
Balsham is a large village and civil parish in South Cambridgeshire, Cambridgeshire, England, sitting on the gentle chalk uplands near the border with Suffolk and about ten miles south‑east of Cambridge (with the market town of Haverhill close by). The settlement has a long history reflected in a medieval parish church and several listed buildings, and its landscape of arable fields and hedgerows still shows its agricultural roots.
Today Balsham is a lively rural community of a few thousand people with a primary school, pubs, sports clubs and a busy village hall hosting fetes and clubs; economically it combines local farming and small businesses with many residents commuting to Cambridge and beyond, giving it a mix of traditional village life and commuter‑belt character.
Postcode districts covering Balsham
Most populated places nearby
- Cambridge 9 miles
- Braintree 19.9 miles
- Bury St. Edmunds 19.3 miles
- Bishop's Stortford 19.4 miles
- Haverhill 6.1 miles
- Sudbury 19.1 miles
- Newmarket 9 miles
- Ely 18.8 miles
- Biggleswade 24.1 miles
- Royston 15.4 miles
- Saffron Walden 8.1 miles
- Mildenhall 17.2 miles
Neighbouring places
- West Wratting Built-up area 1.5 miles
- Weston Colville Parish 2 miles
- West Wickham Built-up area 2.2 miles
- Linton Built-up area 2.7 miles
- Hildersham Parish 2.7 miles
- Horseheath Built-up area 2.8 miles
- Little Abington Built-up area 3.4 miles
- Carlton Parish 3.4 miles
- Bartlow Parish 3.6 miles
- Brinkley Built-up area 3.7 miles
- Great Abington Built-up area 3.8 miles
- Hadstock Built-up area 4 miles
Example postcodes in Balsham
CB21 4EL, CB21 4EH, CB21 4ES, CB21 4BE, CB21 4EZ, CB21 4DS, CB21 4AP, CB21 4AR, CB21 4EE … See all
Transport links
- Stansted Airport 17.4 miles
- Luton Airport 34.1 miles
- Dullingham Railway Station 5.3 miles
- Whittlesford Parkway Railway Station 6.6 miles
Hotels near Balsham Ad
- The Three Hills 3.5 miles
- The Jockey Club Rooms 8.6 miles
- Clayton Hotel Cambridge 4 8.7 miles
- Hinxton Hall Hotel and Conference Centre 6.6 miles
- Bedford Lodge Hotel & Spa 4 9.2 miles
- Holiday Inn Express Cambridge 3 7.6 miles
- Sorrento Hotel & Restaurant 3 8.1 miles
- Holiday Inn Express Cambridge-Duxford M11, Jct.10 3 6.6 miles
- Ibis Cambridge Central Station 3 8.7 miles
- The Fellows House Cambridge, Curio Collection by Hilton 4 9.9 miles
Schools in Balsham
- Meadow Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Newmarket Racecourse Recreation 7.6 miles
- Saffron Walden Museum Museum 8 miles
- Audley End House and Gardens Museum 8.7 miles
- Abbey Stadium Stadium 8.8 miles
- Cambridge University Botanic Garden Gardens 8.9 miles
- The Fitzwilliam Museum Museum 9.5 miles
- Grand Arcade Shopping centre 9.5 miles
- Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology Museum 9.5 miles
- University of Cambridge University 9.6 miles
- Trinity College College 9.8 miles
- Bridge Road Stadium 11.4 miles
- Wicken Fen National Nature Reserve Nature reserve 12.4 miles