Cambourne
Ward in South Cambridgeshire, Cambridgeshire, England
| Coordinates: | 52.22, -0.075 |
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| OS grid ref: | TL 31 59 |
| Dialling code: | 01954 (Madingley) |
Cambourne is a planned new settlement in South Cambridgeshire, Cambridgeshire, England, sited roughly nine miles west of Cambridge. Built from the late 1990s on former farmland, the development is organised into the linked villages of Great Cambourne, Upper Cambourne and Lower Cambourne, and is notable for its lakes, green corridors and deliberately phased layout that aimed to combine housing with open space and community facilities.
Today it functions largely as a commuter and family-focused community with a mix of local shops, schools such as Cambourne Village College, a small business park and active community groups that run festivals, sports and environmental projects; its relatively young population and rapid growth give it a lively, civic-minded feel while its green infrastructure and nearby nature areas remain key local assets.
Postcode districts covering Cambourne
Most populated places nearby
- Cambridge 9 miles14.5 km
- Bedford 17.4 miles27.9 km
- Stevenage 22.4 miles36.1 km
- Rushden 22.5 miles36.2 km
- Hitchin 20.4 miles32.8 km
- Haverhill 23.5 miles37.9 km
- Huntingdon 9.4 miles15.2 km
- March 23.8 miles38.3 km
- Newmarket 20.5 miles33 km
- Ampthill 22.4 miles36 km
- Kempston Hardwick 19.9 miles32.1 km
- Kempston 19.3 miles31 km
Neighbouring places
- Cambourne Built-up area 0.3 miles0.5 km
- Caxton Built-up area 1.1 miles1.8 km
- Knapwell Parish 1.3 miles2 km
- Caxton & Papworth Ward 1.7 miles2.7 km
- Highfields Caldecote Built-up area 2 miles3.1 km
- Bourn Built-up area 2.1 miles3.3 km
- Papworth Everard Built-up area 2.2 miles3.6 km
- Elsworth Built-up area 2.5 miles4 km
- Caldecote Parish 2.5 miles4 km
- Childerley Parish 2.5 miles4 km
- Eltisley Built-up area 2.8 miles4.5 km
- Hardwick Built-up area 3.1 miles5 km
Example postcodes in Cambourne
CB23 5EP, CB23 6GH, CB23 6HG, CB23 6EX, CB23 6NE, CB23 6JG, CB23 6JL, CB23 6BJ, CB23 6HN … See all
Transport links
- Stansted Airport 26.6 miles42.8 km
- Luton Airport 26.9 miles43.3 km
- St. Neots Railway Station 7.3 miles11.8 km
- Shepreth Railway Station 8.6 miles13.8 km
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Schools in Cambourne
- Cambourne Village College Secondary
- Jeavons Wood Primary School Primary
- Monkfield Park Primary School Primary
- The Vine Inter-Church Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Hayley Wood Forest 3.8 miles6.2 km
- Wimpole Estate Estate 5.6 miles8.9 km
- Bridge Road Stadium 8.2 miles13.1 km
- Trinity College College 8.2 miles13.2 km
- University of Cambridge University 8.3 miles13.4 km
- The Fitzwilliam Museum Museum 8.4 miles13.5 km
- Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology Museum 8.4 miles13.5 km
- Grand Arcade Shopping centre 8.4 miles13.6 km
- Cambridge University Botanic Garden Gardens 8.8 miles14.1 km
- Abbey Stadium Stadium 9.7 miles15.6 km
- Huntingdon Racecourse Recreation 10.4 miles16.7 km
- Monks Wood National Nature Reserve Nature reserve 14.5 miles23.3 km