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 miles14.4 km
- Braintree 19.9 miles32 km
- Bury St. Edmunds 19.3 miles31.1 km
- Bishop's Stortford 19.4 miles31.1 km
- Haverhill 6.1 miles9.8 km
- Sudbury 19.1 miles30.8 km
- Newmarket 9 miles14.5 km
- Ely 18.8 miles30.2 km
- Biggleswade 24.1 miles38.8 km
- Royston 15.4 miles24.7 km
- Saffron Walden 8.1 miles13.1 km
- Mildenhall 17.2 miles27.7 km
Neighbouring places
- West Wratting Built-up area 1.5 miles2.4 km
- Weston Colville Parish 2 miles3.2 km
- West Wickham Built-up area 2.2 miles3.5 km
- Linton Built-up area 2.7 miles4.4 km
- Hildersham Parish 2.7 miles4.4 km
- Horseheath Built-up area 2.8 miles4.5 km
- Little Abington Built-up area 3.4 miles5.5 km
- Carlton Parish 3.4 miles5.5 km
- Bartlow Parish 3.6 miles5.7 km
- Brinkley Built-up area 3.7 miles6 km
- Great Abington Built-up area 3.8 miles6.1 km
- Hadstock Built-up area 4 miles6.4 km
Example postcodes in Balsham
CB21 4EU, CB21 4ES, CB21 4DW, CB21 4EA, CB21 4EB, CB21 4DG, CB21 4HA, CB21 4EF, CB21 4DS … See all
Transport links
- Stansted Airport 17.4 miles28 km
- Luton Airport 34.1 miles54.8 km
- Dullingham Railway Station 5.3 miles8.5 km
- Whittlesford Parkway Railway Station 6.6 miles10.6 km
Hotels near Balsham
- The Three Hills 3.5 miles5.6 km
- The Jockey Club Rooms 8.6 miles13.8 km
- Clayton Hotel Cambridge 4 8.7 miles14.1 km
- Hinxton Hall Hotel and Conference Centre 6.6 miles10.6 km
- The Suffolk Hotel 6.3 miles10.1 km
- Bedford Lodge Hotel & Spa 4 9.2 miles14.9 km
- Holiday Inn Express Cambridge-Duxford M11, Jct.10 3 6.6 miles10.6 km
- Holiday Inn Express Cambridge 3 7.6 miles12.3 km
- Sorrento Hotel & Restaurant 3 8.1 miles13 km
- Ibis Cambridge Central Station 3 8.7 miles13.9 km
- Ibis Cambridge Central Station 3 8.7 miles13.9 km
- The Fellows House Cambridge, Curio Collection by Hilton 4 9.9 miles15.9 km
Schools in Balsham
- Meadow Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Newmarket Racecourse Recreation 7.6 miles12.3 km
- Saffron Walden Museum Museum 8 miles12.9 km
- Audley End House and Gardens Museum 8.7 miles13.9 km
- Abbey Stadium Stadium 8.8 miles14.1 km
- Cambridge University Botanic Garden Gardens 8.9 miles14.4 km
- The Fitzwilliam Museum Museum 9.5 miles15.2 km
- Grand Arcade Shopping centre 9.5 miles15.3 km
- Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology Museum 9.5 miles15.3 km
- University of Cambridge University 9.6 miles15.4 km
- Trinity College College 9.8 miles15.7 km
- Bridge Road Stadium 11.4 miles18.3 km
- Wicken Fen National Nature Reserve Nature reserve 12.4 miles19.9 km