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Coordinates:52.256, 0.104
OS grid ref:TL 43 64
Population:7,592

Histon is a village and civil parish in South Cambridgeshire, Cambridgeshire, England, situated just north of Cambridge and closely linked with neighbouring Impington. It has a pleasant mix of residential streets, a busy local high street of independent shops and pubs, and a conservation area that hints at its evolution from agricultural and light‑industrial roots into a modern commuter community.

Locally notable are the celebrated modernist Impington Village College building by Walter Gropius and Maxwell Fry, a proud non‑league football club that has enjoyed national attention, and good transport links following the old railway alignment now used by the Cambridgeshire Guided Busway - factors that help sustain a lively community identity while keeping the city within easy reach.

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Transport links

  • Airport Stansted Airport 26.2 miles42.2 km
  • Airport Luton Airport 33.1 miles53.2 km
  • Railway station Waterbeach Railway Station 4 miles6.4 km
  • Railway station Cambridge Railway Station 4.5 miles7.2 km

Schools in Histon

  • Histon and Impington Brook Primary School Primary

Local points of interest

  • Bridge Road Stadium 1 mile1.7 km
  • Trinity College College 3.4 miles5.5 km
  • Grand Arcade Shopping centre 3.6 miles5.9 km
  • Abbey Stadium Stadium 3.7 miles5.9 km
  • University of Cambridge University 3.7 miles5.9 km
  • Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology Museum 3.7 miles6 km
  • The Fitzwilliam Museum Museum 3.9 miles6.3 km
  • Cambridge University Botanic Garden Gardens 4.5 miles7.2 km
  • Wicken Fen National Nature Reserve Nature reserve 8.8 miles14.1 km
  • Wimpole Estate Estate 10.2 miles16.5 km
  • Hayley Wood Forest 10.6 miles17 km
  • Newmarket Racecourse Recreation 11.5 miles18.5 km