Caxton
Parish in South Cambridgeshire, Cambridgeshire, England
| Coordinates: | 52.211, -0.1 |
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| OS grid ref: | TL 29 58 |
| Population: | 572 |
| Dialling code: | 01954 (Madingley) |
Caxton is a small village and civil parish in South Cambridgeshire, Cambridgeshire, England, lying a few miles west of Cambridge near the junction of the A428 and A1198 (the old Roman Ermine Street). It sits in an agricultural landscape of arable fields and rolling lanes, with a scattering of older cottages and a compact village core.
The village has a few hundred residents and a lively community life centred on a village hall and pub, while many people commute to nearby towns for work; farming still shapes the local economy. One of the most curious local landmarks is the roadside Caxton Gibbet, a reminder of the area's medieval past, and the settlement contains several historic buildings - it also shares its name with the early printer William Caxton, though any direct connection is uncertain.
Postcode districts covering Caxton
Most populated places nearby
- Cambridge 10 miles
- Bedford 16.2 miles
- Stevenage 21.6 miles
- Rushden 21.6 miles
- Hitchin 19.4 miles
- Haverhill 24.3 miles
- Huntingdon 9.5 miles
- March 24.7 miles
- Newmarket 21.6 miles
- Ampthill 21.2 miles
- Kempston Hardwick 18.7 miles
- Kempston 18.1 miles
Neighbouring places
- Caxton Built-up area 0.3 miles
- Cambourne Built-up area 1.5 miles
- Eltisley Built-up area 1.8 miles
- Bourn Built-up area 2 miles
- Caxton & Papworth Ward 2.1 miles
- Papworth Everard Built-up area 2.2 miles
- Knapwell Parish 2.4 miles
- Great Gransden Built-up area 2.5 miles
- Longstowe Parish 2.6 miles
- Little Gransden Built-up area 2.8 miles
- Croxton Parish 2.9 miles
- Highfields Caldecote Built-up area 2.9 miles
Example postcodes in Caxton
CB23 3PG, CB23 3PW, CB23 3PP, CB23 3PN, CB23 3PR, CB23 3PL, CB23 3PQ, CB23 3PF, CB23 3PX … See all
Transport links
- Luton Airport 25.9 miles
- Stansted Airport 26.7 miles
- St. Neots Railway Station 6.4 miles
- Shepreth Railway Station 8.7 miles
Hotels near Caxton Ad
- Holiday Inn Express Cambridge West Cambourne 3 1.4 miles
- Cambridge Belfry Hotel & Spa 4 1.5 miles
- The Eaton Oak 7.9 miles
- The Old Bridge 3 8.7 miles
- The Red Lion 9.1 miles
- The Golden Lion Hotel, St Ives, Cambridgeshire 4 7.8 miles
- The Willows Training Centre 8.3 miles
- Hyatt Centric Cambridge 4 8 miles
- The Fellows House Cambridge, Curio Collection by Hilton 4 9.6 miles
- Graduate by Hilton Cambridge 4 9.2 miles
Local points of interest
- Hayley Wood Forest 3.1 miles
- Wimpole Estate Estate 5.3 miles
- Trinity College College 9.2 miles
- Bridge Road Stadium 9.3 miles
- University of Cambridge University 9.3 miles
- The Fitzwilliam Museum Museum 9.3 miles
- Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology Museum 9.4 miles
- Grand Arcade Shopping centre 9.4 miles
- Cambridge University Botanic Garden Gardens 9.7 miles
- Huntingdon Racecourse Recreation 10.2 miles
- Abbey Stadium Stadium 10.8 miles
- Monks Wood National Nature Reserve Nature reserve 14.5 miles