Girton
Parish in South Cambridgeshire, Cambridgeshire, England
| Coordinates: | 52.235, 0.077 |
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| OS grid ref: | TL 41 61 |
| Population: | 3,836 |
| Dialling code: | 01954 (Madingley) |
Girton is a village and civil parish in South Cambridgeshire, Cambridgeshire, sitting roughly three miles north‑west of Cambridge. It occupies a fringe setting of arable fields and greenbelt and benefits from easy links to major routes such as the M11 and A14, so many residents commute into the city while still enjoying a rural village feel.
The settlement mixes historic and modern features: a medieval parish church (St Andrew's Church), a conservation area of older cottages and later 20th‑century housing, plus everyday amenities like a primary school, village hall and sports clubs. It is also associated with Girton College, the University of Cambridge college founded for women in the 19th century and sited on the village outskirts, and the local community maintains an active calendar of events and volunteer groups alongside ties to Cambridge’s research and tech economy.
Postcode districts covering Girton
Most populated places nearby
- Cambridge 3.4 miles5.5 km
- Bedford 23.8 miles38.3 km
- Hitchin 24.6 miles39.5 km
- Haverhill 18.4 miles29.5 km
- Huntingdon 13.2 miles21.2 km
- March 21.7 miles35 km
- Newmarket 14 miles22.5 km
- Ely 14 miles22.5 km
- Biggleswade 17.3 miles27.8 km
- Royston 13.3 miles21.5 km
- Saffron Walden 16.4 miles26.4 km
- Mildenhall 19.5 miles31.4 km
Neighbouring places
- Girton Built-up area 0.4 miles0.7 km
- Castle Ward 1.4 miles2.2 km
- Histon and Impington Built-up area 1.7 miles2.8 km
- Oakington Built-up area 1.8 miles2.9 km
- Histon & Impington Ward 1.8 miles2.9 km
- Histon Parish 1.8 miles2.9 km
- Impington Parish 1.8 miles3 km
- Orchard Park Parish 1.9 miles3 km
- Arbury Ward 1.9 miles3 km
- Oakington and Westwick Parish 1.9 miles3 km
- Coton Built-up area 1.9 miles3 km
- Madingley Parish 1.9 miles3 km
Example postcodes in Girton
CB3 0NA, CB3 0PR, CB3 1BD, CB3 0LN, CB3 0NL, CB3 0LL, CB3 0FH, CB3 0RY, CB3 0PA … See all
Transport links
- Stansted Airport 25.1 miles40.4 km
- Luton Airport 31.3 miles50.3 km
- Cambridge Railway Station 3.8 miles6.1 km
- Waterbeach Railway Station 5.4 miles8.7 km
Hotels near Girton Ad
- The Red Lion 1.7 miles2.7 km
- Hyatt Centric Cambridge 4 1.2 miles1.9 km
- Clayton Hotel Cambridge 4 3.7 miles6 km
- The Fellows House Cambridge, Curio Collection by Hilton 4 2.4 miles3.9 km
- University Arms, Autograph Collection 4 3 miles4.9 km
- Holiday Inn Cambridge 4 1.6 miles2.5 km
- Selwyn College 2.6 miles4.2 km
- The Varsity Hotel & Spa 4 2.4 miles3.9 km
- Graduate by Hilton Cambridge 4 2.9 miles4.6 km
- Novotel Cambridge North 4 3.5 miles5.6 km
Schools in Girton
- Girton Glebe Primary School Primary
- Gretton School Independent - special
Local points of interest
- Bridge Road Stadium 1.6 miles2.6 km
- Trinity College College 2.6 miles4.2 km
- University of Cambridge University 2.8 miles4.6 km
- Grand Arcade Shopping centre 2.8 miles4.6 km
- Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology Museum 2.9 miles4.6 km
- The Fitzwilliam Museum Museum 3 miles4.9 km
- Abbey Stadium Stadium 3.6 miles5.8 km
- Cambridge University Botanic Garden Gardens 3.6 miles5.8 km
- Wimpole Estate Estate 8.4 miles13.6 km
- Hayley Wood Forest 8.9 miles14.3 km
- Wicken Fen National Nature Reserve Nature reserve 10.4 miles16.8 km
- Newmarket Racecourse Recreation 12.5 miles20.1 km