Caxton
Built-up area in South Cambridgeshire, Cambridgeshire, England
| Coordinates: | 52.209, -0.094 |
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| OS grid ref: | TL 30 58 |
| Population: | 572 |
| Dialling code: | 01954 (Madingley) |
Caxton is a small village and civil parish in South Cambridgeshire, Cambridgeshire, England, lying roughly nine miles west of Cambridge on the A428. It sits on the gentle transition between chalk uplands and lower fen country and retains a distinctly rural character of farms, hedged lanes and a compact village centre.
The village has historic roots and a well‑known roadside curiosity, Caxton Gibbet, linked in local lore to highwaymen; agriculture remains important locally, though many residents now commute to Cambridge and nearby towns. Community life is quiet and village‑centred, with a strong sense of local history shaping its identity.
Postcode districts covering Caxton
Most populated places nearby
- Cambridge 9.7 miles15.7 km
- Bedford 16.3 miles26.3 km
- Stevenage 21.5 miles34.6 km
- Rushden 21.8 miles35.1 km
- Hitchin 19.3 miles31.1 km
- Haverhill 24 miles38.6 km
- Huntingdon 9.8 miles15.8 km
- March 24.8 miles39.9 km
- Newmarket 21.4 miles34.4 km
- Ampthill 21.2 miles34.2 km
- Kempston Hardwick 18.9 miles30.3 km
- Kempston 18.2 miles29.4 km
Neighbouring places
- Cambourne Built-up area 1.3 miles2.2 km
- Bourn Built-up area 1.7 miles2.7 km
- Eltisley Built-up area 2.1 miles3.4 km
- Caxton & Papworth Ward 2.3 miles3.6 km
- Knapwell Parish 2.4 miles3.8 km
- Longstowe Parish 2.4 miles3.8 km
- Papworth Everard Built-up area 2.5 miles4 km
- Great Gransden Built-up area 2.6 miles4.1 km
- Highfields Caldecote Built-up area 2.7 miles4.3 km
- Little Gransden Built-up area 2.8 miles4.5 km
- Caldecote Parish 3.1 miles5 km
- Croxton Parish 3.2 miles5.1 km
Example postcodes in Caxton
CB23 3PT, CB23 3BA, CB23 3PA, CB23 3PL, CB23 3PP, CB23 3PJ, CB23 3PR, CB23 3PG, CB23 3PS … See all
Transport links
- Luton Airport 25.8 miles41.6 km
- Stansted Airport 26.4 miles42.4 km
- St. Neots Railway Station 6.7 miles10.7 km
- Shepreth Railway Station 8.4 miles13.5 km
Hotels near Caxton Ad
- Holiday Inn Express Cambridge West Cambourne 3 1.3 miles2.1 km
- Stay Inn Express 1.7 miles2.8 km
- Cambridge Belfry Hotel & Spa 4 1.4 miles2.3 km
- The Eaton Oak 8.2 miles13.2 km
- The Old Bridge 3 9 miles14.4 km
- The Red Lion 9 miles14.4 km
- Clayton Hotel Cambridge 4 9.8 miles15.7 km
- Hyatt Centric Cambridge 4 7.7 miles12.4 km
- The Golden Lion Hotel, St Ives, Cambridgeshire 4 8 miles12.8 km
- The Willows Training Centre 8.5 miles13.6 km
Local points of interest
- Hayley Wood Forest 2.9 miles4.7 km
- Wimpole Estate Estate 5 miles8.1 km
- Trinity College College 9 miles14.5 km
- University of Cambridge University 9.1 miles14.6 km
- The Fitzwilliam Museum Museum 9.1 miles14.6 km
- Bridge Road Stadium 9.1 miles14.7 km
- Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology Museum 9.1 miles14.7 km
- Grand Arcade Shopping centre 9.2 miles14.8 km
- Cambridge University Botanic Garden Gardens 9.5 miles15.2 km
- Huntingdon Racecourse Recreation 10.5 miles16.9 km
- Abbey Stadium Stadium 10.5 miles16.9 km
- Monks Wood National Nature Reserve Nature reserve 14.8 miles23.8 km