Bar Hill
Parish in South Cambridgeshire, Cambridgeshire, England
| Coordinates: | 52.253, 0.021 |
|---|---|
| OS grid ref: | TL 38 63 |
| Population: | 4,032 |
| Dialling code: | 01954 (Madingley) |
Bar Hill is a small, modern village and civil parish in South Cambridgeshire, Cambridgeshire, sitting on the fen-edge about six miles north‑west of Cambridge. It was largely developed in the mid‑20th century on former agricultural land, so the settlement has a deliberate, planned feel rather than a medieval core, and the surrounding landscape is relatively flat with easy access to local footpaths and open countryside.
The village has a compact centre of shops and community facilities, a primary school, sports amenities and a business/industrial estate that supplies local employment; many residents commute into Cambridge and along the A14 corridor. Socially it tends to be a mix of families and commuters with active local clubs and events that reflect its post‑war origins and community spirit.
Postcode districts covering Bar Hill
Most populated places nearby
- Cambridge 6 miles9.7 km
- Bedford 22 miles35.4 km
- Hitchin 24.3 miles39 km
- Haverhill 21 miles33.8 km
- Huntingdon 10.5 miles16.9 km
- March 20.7 miles33.3 km
- Newmarket 16.3 miles26.2 km
- Kempston Hardwick 24.6 miles39.6 km
- Kempston 23.9 miles38.5 km
- Ely 14.5 miles23.3 km
- Biggleswade 16.3 miles26.3 km
- Royston 14 miles22.6 km
Neighbouring places
- Bar Hill Built-up area 0 miles0 km
- Dry Drayton Built-up area 0.8 miles1.2 km
- Lolworth Parish 0.9 miles1.4 km
- Boxworth Built-up area 1.7 miles2.7 km
- Oakington and Westwick Parish 1.7 miles2.8 km
- Oakington Built-up area 2.1 miles3.3 km
- Madingley Parish 2.2 miles3.6 km
- Longstanton Built-up area 2.2 miles3.6 km
- Childerley Parish 2.4 miles3.8 km
- Northstowe Built-up area 2.7 miles4.4 km
- Hardwick Built-up area 3 miles4.8 km
- Girton Built-up area 3.1 miles4.9 km
Example postcodes in Bar Hill
CB23 8TP, CB23 8SJ, CB23 8TR, CB23 8UD, CB23 8BH, CB23 8SB, CB23 8EJ, CB23 8ST, CB23 8EA … See all
Transport links
- Stansted Airport 27 miles43.4 km
- Luton Airport 30.9 miles49.8 km
- Cambridge Railway Station 6.4 miles10.3 km
- Waterbeach Railway Station 7.5 miles12 km
Schools in Bar Hill
- Bar Hill Community Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Bridge Road Stadium 4 miles6.4 km
- Trinity College College 5.2 miles8.4 km
- University of Cambridge University 5.4 miles8.7 km
- Grand Arcade Shopping centre 5.4 miles8.8 km
- Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology Museum 5.5 miles8.8 km
- The Fitzwilliam Museum Museum 5.6 miles8.9 km
- Cambridge University Botanic Garden Gardens 6.1 miles9.9 km
- Abbey Stadium Stadium 6.3 miles10.1 km
- Hayley Wood Forest 7.9 miles12.7 km
- Wimpole Estate Estate 8.3 miles13.3 km
- Wicken Fen National Nature Reserve Nature reserve 12.1 miles19.4 km
- Huntingdon Racecourse Recreation 12.2 miles19.6 km