Knapwell
Parish in South Cambridgeshire, Cambridgeshire, England
| Coordinates: | 52.236, -0.06 |
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| OS grid ref: | TL 32 61 |
| Dialling code: | 01954 (Madingley) |
Knapwell is a very small rural village and civil parish in South Cambridgeshire, Cambridgeshire, lying a few miles west of Cambridge and close to other villages such as Boxworth, Elsworth and Conington. The landscape is typically Cambridgeshire countryside - arable fields, small woods and a cluster of old ponds and hollows that hint at medieval land use and local chalk and clunch workings rather than any industrial centre.
Historically agricultural, the settlement retains a handful of older buildings and a quiet village atmosphere; many residents now commute into Cambridge or nearby towns while a small number remain engaged in farming. There is local interest in wildlife and landscape conservation, and the place’s modest scale and historic features give it the character of a close‑knit, largely residential rural community rather than a commercial hub.
Postcode districts covering Knapwell
Most populated places nearby
- Cambridge 8.6 miles13.9 km
- Bedford 18.3 miles29.5 km
- Stevenage 23.6 miles38 km
- Rushden 22.9 miles36.8 km
- Hitchin 21.6 miles34.8 km
- Haverhill 23.4 miles37.7 km
- Huntingdon 8.8 miles14.2 km
- March 22.5 miles36.3 km
- Newmarket 19.8 miles31.8 km
- Ampthill 23.5 miles37.9 km
- Kempston Hardwick 21 miles33.8 km
- Kempston 20.3 miles32.7 km
Neighbouring places
- Cambourne Built-up area 1.2 miles2 km
- Elsworth Built-up area 1.4 miles2.2 km
- Caxton & Papworth Ward 1.5 miles2.4 km
- Childerley Parish 1.9 miles3.1 km
- Highfields Caldecote Built-up area 2.1 miles3.4 km
- Papworth Everard Built-up area 2.3 miles3.7 km
- Caxton Built-up area 2.4 miles3.8 km
- Caldecote Parish 2.6 miles4.2 km
- Hardwick Built-up area 2.9 miles4.7 km
- Conington Parish 3.1 miles4.9 km
- Bourn Built-up area 3.1 miles5.1 km
- Lolworth Parish 3.2 miles5.1 km
Example postcodes in Knapwell
CB23 4LB, CB23 4NT, CB23 4NW, CB23 4GG, CB23 4NR, CB23 4JZ, CB23 4JY, CB23 4NP, CB23 4NS
Transport links
- Stansted Airport 27.3 miles43.9 km
- Luton Airport 28.2 miles45.3 km
- St. Neots Railway Station 7.9 miles12.7 km
- Huntingdon Railway Station 8.5 miles13.7 km
Hotels near Knapwell Ad
- Holiday Inn Express Cambridge West Cambourne 3 1.1 miles1.8 km
- Cambridge Belfry Hotel & Spa 4 1.1 miles1.7 km
- Stay Inn Express 1.9 miles3.1 km
- The Red Lion 7.1 miles11.4 km
- The Old Bridge 3 8.1 miles13 km
- The Golden Lion Hotel, St Ives, Cambridgeshire 4 6.1 miles9.8 km
- Hyatt Centric Cambridge 4 6.4 miles10.2 km
- Clayton Hotel Cambridge 4 8.8 miles14.1 km
- The Fellows House Cambridge, Curio Collection by Hilton 4 8 miles12.9 km
- Selwyn College 7.4 miles11.9 km
Local points of interest
- Hayley Wood Forest 5.1 miles8.2 km
- Wimpole Estate Estate 6.6 miles10.6 km
- Bridge Road Stadium 7.4 miles11.9 km
- Trinity College College 7.8 miles12.6 km
- University of Cambridge University 8 miles12.8 km
- Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology Museum 8 miles12.9 km
- The Fitzwilliam Museum Museum 8 miles12.9 km
- Grand Arcade Shopping centre 8 miles13 km
- Cambridge University Botanic Garden Gardens 8.5 miles13.7 km
- Abbey Stadium Stadium 9.2 miles14.8 km
- Huntingdon Racecourse Recreation 10 miles16.1 km
- Monks Wood National Nature Reserve Nature reserve 13.9 miles22.3 km