Hinxton
Built-up area in South Cambridgeshire, Cambridgeshire, England
| Coordinates: | 52.083, 0.183 |
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| OS grid ref: | TL 49 44 |
| Dialling code: | 01799 (Saffron Walden) |
The village of Hinxton in South Cambridgeshire, Cambridgeshire, England is a small rural settlement about 12 miles south‑east of Cambridge. It sits amid arable farmland crossed by hedgerow‑lined lanes and public footpaths, with a compact village centre and a handful of historic buildings.
Hinxton is best known for the Wellcome Genome Campus and the Wellcome Sanger Institute, based around Hinxton Hall, which give the village an international scientific profile and are a major local employer alongside traditional agriculture. Socially it remains a close‑knit community with a parish church and village events, and it lies within easy reach of local attractions such as the Duxford Imperial War Museum and the wider cultural resources of Cambridge.
Postcode districts covering Hinxton
Most populated places nearby
- Cambridge 8.4 miles13.5 km
- Harlow 21.9 miles35.3 km
- Stevenage 20.1 miles32.4 km
- Braintree 20.9 miles33.6 km
- Bishop's Stortford 14.9 miles23.9 km
- Hitchin 21.3 miles34.3 km
- Hoddesdon 24.5 miles39.4 km
- Haverhill 10.6 miles17.1 km
- Hertford 22.6 miles36.4 km
- Huntingdon 23.6 miles37.9 km
- Sudbury 23.7 miles38.2 km
- Newmarket 14.9 miles24.1 km
Neighbouring places
- Ickleton Built-up area 0.8 miles1.3 km
- Duxford Built-up area 1.2 miles2 km
- Great Chesterford Built-up area 1.4 miles2.2 km
- Whittlesford Built-up area 2.2 miles3.5 km
- Pampisford Parish 2.3 miles3.6 km
- Heathfield Built-up area 2.5 miles4.1 km
- Sawston Built-up area 2.6 miles4.2 km
- Littlebury, Chesterford & Wenden Lofts Ward 2.8 miles4.6 km
- Great Abington Built-up area 3 miles4.8 km
- Thriplow and Heathfield Parish 3.2 miles5.2 km
- Strethall Parish 3.4 miles5.5 km
- Little Abington Built-up area 3.5 miles5.6 km
Example postcodes in Hinxton
CB10 1SA, CB10 1SG, CB10 1RA, CB10 1RD, CB10 1RB, CB10 1QZ, CB10 1RE, CB10 1RS, CB10 1SD … See all
Transport links
- Stansted Airport 13.8 miles22.3 km
- Luton Airport 27.5 miles44.3 km
- Great Chesterford Railway Station 1.6 miles2.6 km
- Whittlesford Parkway Railway Station 1.7 miles2.7 km
Hotels near Hinxton Ad
- Hinxton Hall Hotel and Conference Centre 0.1 miles0.2 km
- The Three Hills 5.4 miles8.7 km
- The Lodge Duxford 4 1.3 miles2.1 km
- Holiday Inn Express Cambridge-Duxford M11, Jct.10 3 1.6 miles2.6 km
- Clayton Hotel Cambridge 4 8 miles12.9 km
- The Red Lion Hotel 3 1.6 miles2.6 km
- Sorrento Hotel & Restaurant 3 7.4 miles11.9 km
- Ibis Cambridge Central Station 3 8 miles12.8 km
- University Arms, Autograph Collection 4 8.6 miles13.8 km
- Holiday Inn Express Cambridge 3 7.8 miles12.5 km
Local points of interest
- Audley End House and Gardens Museum 4.6 miles7.4 km
- Saffron Walden Museum Museum 4.7 miles7.5 km
- Cambridge University Botanic Garden Gardens 7.9 miles12.8 km
- The Fitzwilliam Museum Museum 8.5 miles13.7 km
- Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology Museum 8.7 miles14 km
- University of Cambridge University 8.7 miles14 km
- Grand Arcade Shopping centre 8.8 miles14.1 km
- Trinity College College 9 miles14.5 km
- Abbey Stadium Stadium 9 miles14.5 km
- Wimpole Estate Estate 10.7 miles17.2 km
- Bridge Road Stadium 11.4 miles18.3 km
- Tilty Abbey Historic site 13.1 miles21.1 km