Longstanton
Parish in South Cambridgeshire, Cambridgeshire, England
| Coordinates: | 52.274, 0.043 |
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| OS grid ref: | TL 39 65 |
| Population: | 2,294 |
| Dialling code: | 01954 (Madingley) |
Longstanton is a historic village and civil parish in South Cambridgeshire, Cambridgeshire, England, sitting on the flat fen-edge countryside about six miles north‑west of Cambridge. It has a compact, older core with a medieval parish church and traditional cottages that reflect its agricultural roots, while lanes and ponds give the village a distinctly rural character despite its proximity to the city.
Modern life in Longstanton is shaped by good transport links - notably the guided busway that reuses old railway alignments - and by the redevelopment of the nearby former RAF site at Oakington, which fed the creation of the new town at Northstowe. Many residents commute into Cambridge and the local science and tech economy, but the village retains an active community scene with a primary school, village hall and sports clubs that keep a strong local identity.
Postcode districts covering Longstanton
Most populated places nearby
- Peterborough 24.8 miles
- Cambridge 6.4 miles
- Bedford 23.4 miles
- Haverhill 21.1 miles
- Huntingdon 10.6 miles
- March 19.1 miles
- Newmarket 15.5 miles
- Ely 12.8 miles
- Biggleswade 18 miles
- Royston 15.6 miles
- Saffron Walden 19.5 miles
- Mildenhall 19.9 miles
Neighbouring places
- Longstanton Built-up area 0.5 miles
- Northstowe Built-up area 1 mile
- Oakington and Westwick Parish 1.2 miles
- Oakington Built-up area 1.4 miles
- Bar Hill Built-up area 1.7 miles
- Lolworth Parish 2 miles
- Boxworth Built-up area 2.2 miles
- Rampton Built-up area 2.3 miles
- Dry Drayton Built-up area 2.4 miles
- Swavesey Built-up area 2.6 miles
- Willingham Built-up area 2.6 miles
- Over Built-up area 2.8 miles
Example postcodes in Longstanton
CB24 3BL, CB24 3ED, CB24 3EY, CB24 3DH, CB24 3EN, CB24 3GY, CB23 8DS, CB24 3ES, CB24 3EL … See all
Transport links
- Stansted Airport 28.1 miles
- Luton Airport 32.7 miles
- Waterbeach Railway Station 6.6 miles
- Cambridge Railway Station 6.8 miles
Hotels near Longstanton Ad
- Wilde Cambridge City Centre 4 5.5 miles
- West Court- Jesus College 5.7 miles
- The Regent Aparthotel 3 6.1 miles
- Turing Locke Cambridge 4 4.3 miles
- Cambridge Bar Hill Hotel 3.5 1.5 miles
- The Red Lion 3 miles
- Hyatt Centric Cambridge 4 4.2 miles
- The Fellows House Cambridge 4 5.3 miles
- Graduate by Hilton Cambridge 4 6 miles
- Madingley Hall 5 3.5 miles
Local points of interest
- Bridge Road Stadium 3.7 miles
- Trinity College College 5.6 miles
- Grand Arcade Shopping centre 5.9 miles
- University of Cambridge University 5.9 miles
- Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology Museum 5.9 miles
- The Fitzwilliam Museum Museum 6.1 miles
- Abbey Stadium Stadium 6.4 miles
- Cambridge University Botanic Garden Gardens 6.7 miles
- Hayley Wood Forest 9.6 miles
- Wimpole Estate Estate 10 miles
- Wicken Fen National Nature Reserve Nature reserve 10.8 miles
- Huntingdon Racecourse Recreation 12.4 miles