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 miles
- Bedford 24 miles
- Haverhill 19.7 miles
- Huntingdon 12 miles
- March 20 miles
- Newmarket 14.3 miles
- Ely 12.8 miles
- Biggleswade 18.1 miles
- Royston 14.9 miles
- Saffron Walden 18.1 miles
- Mildenhall 19.2 miles
- Whittlesey 22.1 miles
Neighbouring places
- Oakington and Westwick Parish 0.3 miles
- Histon Parish 1.5 miles
- Longstanton Built-up area 1.6 miles
- Northstowe Built-up area 1.9 miles
- Histon and Impington Built-up area 1.9 miles
- Girton Built-up area 1.9 miles
- Bar Hill Built-up area 2.1 miles
- Histon & Impington Ward 2.1 miles
- Dry Drayton Built-up area 2.4 miles
- Rampton Built-up area 2.4 miles
- Impington Parish 2.5 miles
- Lolworth Parish 2.8 miles
Example postcodes in Oakington
CB24 3AE, CB24 3BE, CB24 3AQ, CB24 3AL, CB24 3BB, CB24 3DU, CB24 3AN, CB24 3AS, CB24 3AG … See all
Transport links
- Stansted Airport 26.9 miles
- Luton Airport 32.5 miles
- Cambridge Railway Station 5.4 miles
- Waterbeach Railway Station 5.4 miles
Hotels near Oakington Ad
- Wilde Cambridge City Centre 4 4.1 miles
- West Court- Jesus College 4.3 miles
- The Regent Aparthotel 3 4.7 miles
- Turing Locke Cambridge 4 3 miles
- The Red Lion 1.6 miles
- The Fellows House Cambridge 4 3.9 miles
- Hyatt Centric Cambridge 4 3 miles
- Graduate by Hilton Cambridge 4 4.6 miles
- Hilton Cambridge City Centre 4 4.5 miles
- Christs College Cambridge Accommodation 3 4.4 miles
Local points of interest
- Bridge Road Stadium 2.3 miles
- Trinity College College 4.3 miles
- Grand Arcade Shopping centre 4.5 miles
- University of Cambridge University 4.5 miles
- Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology Museum 4.6 miles
- The Fitzwilliam Museum Museum 4.7 miles
- Abbey Stadium Stadium 4.9 miles
- Cambridge University Botanic Garden Gardens 5.3 miles
- Hayley Wood Forest 9.6 miles
- Wimpole Estate Estate 9.6 miles
- Wicken Fen National Nature Reserve Nature reserve 10 miles
- Newmarket Racecourse Recreation 13 miles