Great Shelford and Stapleford
Built-up area in South Cambridgeshire, Cambridgeshire, England
| Coordinates: | 52.153, 0.14 |
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| OS grid ref: | TL 46 52 |
| Dialling code: | 01223 (Cambridge) |
Great Shelford is a compact, historically rich village in South Cambridgeshire, Cambridgeshire, sitting just a few miles south of Cambridge and close to the River Cam and surrounding greenbelt farmland. It has a lively high street of independent shops, cafes and pubs, a railway station with frequent services into the city, and a mixture of listed buildings and attractive period housing; the village also stages regular community events and has active sports and school life, making it popular with commuters and families working in the city’s universities and tech sectors.
Stapleford, immediately adjoining Great Shelford, is smaller and more residential but shares much of the same village atmosphere and history, with a parish church, village hall and conservation interest. It benefits from proximity to the rolling chalk grassland of the Gog Magog Hills, good cycle routes into Cambridge and a close‑knit community of local clubs and businesses, so while quietly residential it remains well connected and culturally tied to the wider Cambridge area.
Postcode districts covering Great Shelford and Stapleford
Most populated places nearby
- Cambridge 3.3 miles
- Stevenage 22.2 miles
- Bishop's Stortford 19.7 miles
- Hitchin 22.3 miles
- Haverhill 13.3 miles
- Huntingdon 18.8 miles
- Newmarket 13.1 miles
- Ely 18 miles
- Ware 24.7 miles
- Wareside 23.6 miles
- Biggleswade 17.2 miles
- Royston 9.8 miles
Neighbouring places
- Great Shelford Parish 0.2 miles
- Shelford Ward 0.6 miles
- Little Shelford Built-up area 1 mile
- Stapleford Parish 1.1 miles
- Hauxton Built-up area 1.8 miles
- Queen Edith's Ward 1.8 miles
- South Trumpington Parish 1.9 miles
- Trumpington Ward 2.1 miles
- Harston Built-up area 2.6 miles
- Sawston Built-up area 2.6 miles
- Coleridge Ward 2.6 miles
- Newton Built-up area 2.7 miles
Example postcodes in Great Shelford and Stapleford
CB22 5JS, CB22 5JL, CB22 5DG, CB22 5BD, CB22 5EF, CB22 5SL, CB22 5FW, CB22 5LJ, CB22 5DZ … See all
Transport links
- Stansted Airport 18.9 miles
- Luton Airport 28.9 miles
- Shelford Railway Station 0.2 miles
- Cambridge Railway Station 2.9 miles
Hotels near Great Shelford and Stapleford Ad
- Clayton Hotel Cambridge 4 2.9 miles
- Sorrento Hotel & Restaurant 3 2.4 miles
- Ibis Cambridge Central Station 3 2.9 miles
- Graduate by Hilton Cambridge 4 3.5 miles
- University Arms, Autograph Collection 4 3.5 miles
- The Fellows House Cambridge, Curio Collection by Hilton 4 4.5 miles
- Gonville Hotel 4 3.3 miles
- Holiday Inn Express Cambridge 3 3.1 miles
- The Varsity Hotel & Spa 4 4.1 miles
- Selwyn College 3.7 miles
Schools in Great Shelford and Stapleford
- Great and Little Shelford C of E (Aided) Primary School Primary
- Stapleford Community Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Cambridge University Botanic Garden Gardens 2.8 miles
- The Fitzwilliam Museum Museum 3.4 miles
- Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology Museum 3.6 miles
- University of Cambridge University 3.6 miles
- Grand Arcade Shopping centre 3.6 miles
- Trinity College College 3.8 miles
- Abbey Stadium Stadium 4.1 miles
- Bridge Road Stadium 6.3 miles
- Wimpole Estate Estate 8.1 miles
- Audley End House and Gardens Museum 9.7 miles
- Saffron Walden Museum Museum 9.8 miles
- Hayley Wood Forest 10.2 miles