Oakington
Built-up area in South Cambridgeshire, Cambridgeshire, England
| Coordinates: | 52.26, 0.069 |
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| OS grid ref: | TL 41 64 |
| Population: | 1,527 |
| Dialling code: | 01954 (Madingley) |
Oakington is a small village and civil parish in South Cambridgeshire, Cambridgeshire, England, lying a few miles north‑west of Cambridge. It sits amid arable farmland and retains a compact village core with a mix of historic buildings and more recent housing, giving a distinctly rural feel while many residents commute into the city for work.
Historically the area is notable for RAF Oakington, a Second World War airfield that later saw a variety of post‑war uses, so the village carries a layer of military as well as agricultural heritage. The civil parish of Oakington and Westwick has an active community life centred on local amenities such as the parish church, village hall and primary school, and the proximity to Cambridge’s universities and tech cluster shapes the local economy and housing pressures.
Postcode districts covering Oakington
Most populated places nearby
- Cambridge 5 miles8 km
- Bedford 24 miles38.7 km
- Haverhill 19.7 miles31.7 km
- Huntingdon 12 miles19.3 km
- March 20 miles32.2 km
- Newmarket 14.3 miles23 km
- Ely 12.8 miles20.6 km
- Biggleswade 18.1 miles29.2 km
- Royston 14.9 miles24 km
- Saffron Walden 18.1 miles29.2 km
- Mildenhall 19.2 miles30.8 km
- Whittlesey 22.1 miles35.5 km
Neighbouring places
- Oakington and Westwick Parish 0.3 miles0.5 km
- Histon Parish 1.5 miles2.4 km
- Longstanton Built-up area 1.6 miles2.5 km
- Northstowe Built-up area 1.9 miles3 km
- Histon and Impington Built-up area 1.9 miles3.1 km
- Girton Built-up area 1.9 miles3.1 km
- Bar Hill Built-up area 2.1 miles3.3 km
- Histon & Impington Ward 2.1 miles3.3 km
- Dry Drayton Built-up area 2.4 miles3.8 km
- Rampton Built-up area 2.4 miles3.8 km
- Impington Parish 2.5 miles4 km
- Lolworth Parish 2.8 miles4.4 km
Example postcodes in Oakington
CB24 3AN, CB24 3BE, CB24 3AT, CB24 3AP, CB24 3AY, CB24 3BG, CB24 3AW, CB24 3BB, CB24 3AF … See all
Transport links
- Stansted Airport 26.9 miles43.2 km
- Luton Airport 32.5 miles52.2 km
- Cambridge Railway Station 5.4 miles8.7 km
- Waterbeach Railway Station 5.4 miles8.8 km
Hotels near Oakington Ad
- The Red Lion 1.6 miles2.6 km
- Clayton Hotel Cambridge 4 5.3 miles8.6 km
- Hyatt Centric Cambridge 4 3 miles4.8 km
- The Fellows House Cambridge, Curio Collection by Hilton 4 3.9 miles6.2 km
- Holiday Inn Cambridge 4 2.5 miles4 km
- University Arms, Autograph Collection 4 4.7 miles7.5 km
- The Varsity Hotel & Spa 4 4 miles6.5 km
- Novotel Cambridge North 4 4.5 miles7.3 km
- Holiday Inn Express Cambridge West Cambourne 3 6.5 miles10.4 km
- Selwyn College 4.4 miles7 km
Local points of interest
- Bridge Road Stadium 2.3 miles3.7 km
- Trinity College College 4.3 miles6.9 km
- Grand Arcade Shopping centre 4.5 miles7.2 km
- University of Cambridge University 4.5 miles7.3 km
- Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology Museum 4.6 miles7.3 km
- The Fitzwilliam Museum Museum 4.7 miles7.6 km
- Abbey Stadium Stadium 4.9 miles7.9 km
- Cambridge University Botanic Garden Gardens 5.3 miles8.5 km
- Hayley Wood Forest 9.6 miles15.5 km
- Wimpole Estate Estate 9.6 miles15.5 km
- Wicken Fen National Nature Reserve Nature reserve 10 miles16.1 km
- Newmarket Racecourse Recreation 13 miles20.9 km