Hardwick
Parish in South Cambridgeshire, Cambridgeshire, England
| Coordinates: | 52.207, 0.01 |
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| OS grid ref: | TL 37 58 |
| Dialling code: | 01954 (Madingley) |
Hardwick is a small rural village and civil parish in South Cambridgeshire, Cambridgeshire, England, set in an agricultural landscape of arable fields and hedgerowed lanes a short drive from Cambridge. The settlement has a compact historic core with traditional cottages and a parish church, and its quiet lanes, public footpaths and occasional remnants of old field boundaries give a strong sense of the area's long farming history.
Today the community mixes active local life with the pull of nearby towns: farming and small local businesses remain visible alongside residents who commute into Cambridge for work. Social and cultural life tends to centre on village gatherings, the church and the village hall, and the parish's conservation-minded feel and connectivity to countryside walks make it popular with people seeking a rural base within easy reach of city amenities.
Postcode districts covering Hardwick
Most populated places nearby
- Cambridge 5.3 miles8.6 km
- Bedford 20.6 miles33.1 km
- Stevenage 22.7 miles36.5 km
- Bishop's Stortford 24.4 miles39.2 km
- Hitchin 21.3 miles34.4 km
- Haverhill 19.9 miles32 km
- Huntingdon 12.2 miles19.7 km
- March 23.8 miles38.4 km
- Newmarket 17.1 miles27.5 km
- Ampthill 24.9 miles40.1 km
- Kempston Hardwick 22.9 miles36.8 km
- Kempston 22.4 miles36 km
Neighbouring places
- Hardwick Built-up area 0.6 miles1 km
- Caldecote Parish 1.3 miles2.1 km
- Comberton Built-up area 1.5 miles2.4 km
- Madingley Parish 1.6 miles2.5 km
- Toft Built-up area 1.7 miles2.8 km
- Highfields Caldecote Built-up area 1.8 miles2.8 km
- Childerley Parish 1.8 miles2.9 km
- Coton Built-up area 2.2 miles3.5 km
- Dry Drayton Built-up area 2.4 miles3.9 km
- Kingston Built-up area 2.7 miles4.4 km
- Barton Built-up area 2.8 miles4.5 km
- Harston & Comberton Ward 3 miles4.8 km
Example postcodes in Hardwick
CB23 7XQ, CB23 7XU, CB23 7QN, CB23 7QJ, CB23 7FU, CB23 7QU, CB23 7XT, CB23 7EX, CB23 7QE … See all
Transport links
- Stansted Airport 24.2 miles39 km
- Luton Airport 28 miles45.1 km
- Cambridge Railway Station 5.5 miles8.9 km
- Foxton Railway Station 6.4 miles10.3 km
Hotels near Hardwick Ad
- Holiday Inn Express Cambridge West Cambourne 3 3.5 miles5.6 km
- Clayton Hotel Cambridge 4 5.4 miles8.7 km
- The Red Lion 5.1 miles8.2 km
- Hyatt Centric Cambridge 4 3.4 miles5.5 km
- The Fellows House Cambridge, Curio Collection by Hilton 4 5 miles8 km
- Selwyn College 4 miles6.5 km
- University Arms, Autograph Collection 4 4.9 miles7.9 km
- Graduate by Hilton Cambridge 4 4.5 miles7.3 km
- The Varsity Hotel & Spa 4 4.6 miles7.4 km
- Gonville Hotel 4 5.1 miles8.1 km
Schools in Hardwick
- Hardwick and Cambourne Community Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Trinity College College 4.6 miles7.4 km
- University of Cambridge University 4.7 miles7.5 km
- The Fitzwilliam Museum Museum 4.7 miles7.6 km
- Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology Museum 4.7 miles7.6 km
- Grand Arcade Shopping centre 4.8 miles7.7 km
- Bridge Road Stadium 5 miles8.1 km
- Cambridge University Botanic Garden Gardens 5.1 miles8.2 km
- Wimpole Estate Estate 5.2 miles8.4 km
- Hayley Wood Forest 5.4 miles8.7 km
- Abbey Stadium Stadium 6.1 miles9.9 km
- Huntingdon Racecourse Recreation 13.5 miles21.7 km
- Wicken Fen National Nature Reserve Nature reserve 13.9 miles22.3 km