Sawston
Ward in South Cambridgeshire, Cambridgeshire, England
| Coordinates: | 52.125, 0.165 |
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| OS grid ref: | TL 48 49 |
| Dialling code: | 01223 (Cambridge) |
Sawston is a sizeable village ward on the southern edge of Cambridge, in the district of South Cambridgeshire, Cambridgeshire, England. It sits amid agricultural countryside yet has straightforward commuter links to Cambridge and the M11, giving it a semi‑rural character with easy access to city jobs and services.
The area has a lively community life centred on Sawston Village College and the village hall, and is anchored by the moated Elizabethan manor Sawston Hall, a notable local landmark. Economically it mixes local shops and small industrial estates with many residents who commute into the city’s academic and high‑tech workplace, so the social make‑up blends long‑standing village families with newer commuter households.
Postcode districts covering Sawston
Most populated places nearby
- Cambridge 5.4 miles
- Harlow 24.8 miles
- Stevenage 21.5 miles
- Braintree 23.5 miles
- Bishop's Stortford 17.8 miles
- Hitchin 22.1 miles
- Haverhill 11.7 miles
- Hertford 24.9 miles
- Huntingdon 20.9 miles
- Newmarket 13.4 miles
- Ely 19.5 miles
- Ware 23.3 miles
Neighbouring places
- Sawston Built-up area 0.4 miles
- Whittlesford Built-up area 1.3 miles
- Pampisford Parish 1.4 miles
- Shelford Ward 1.6 miles
- Stapleford Parish 1.7 miles
- Babraham Built-up area 1.8 miles
- Great Shelford and Stapleford Built-up area 2.2 miles
- Little Shelford Built-up area 2.2 miles
- Duxford Built-up area 2.3 miles
- Great Shelford Parish 2.3 miles
- Heathfield Built-up area 2.6 miles
- Newton Built-up area 2.9 miles
Example postcodes in Sawston
CB22 3JX, CB22 3HU, CB22 3LN, CB22 3HP, CB22 3WE, CB22 3JD, CB22 3BB, CB22 3JE, CB22 3DA … See all
Transport links
- Stansted Airport 16.9 miles
- Luton Airport 28.6 miles
- Whittlesford Parkway Railway Station 1.4 miles
- Shelford Railway Station 2 miles
Hotels near Sawston Ad
- Clayton Hotel Cambridge 4 4.9 miles
- Holiday Inn Express Cambridge-Duxford M11, Jct.10 3 1.5 miles
- Hinxton Hall Hotel and Conference Centre 3.2 miles
- The Three Hills 6.9 miles
- The Lodge Duxford 4 2.1 miles
- Sorrento Hotel & Restaurant 3 4.4 miles
- Ibis Cambridge Central Station 3 4.9 miles
- University Arms, Autograph Collection 4 5.6 miles
- Graduate by Hilton Cambridge 4 5.6 miles
- The Fellows House Cambridge, Curio Collection by Hilton 4 6.5 miles
Schools in Sawston
- Sawston Village College Secondary
- The Bellbird Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Cambridge University Botanic Garden Gardens 4.9 miles
- The Fitzwilliam Museum Museum 5.5 miles
- Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology Museum 5.7 miles
- University of Cambridge University 5.7 miles
- Grand Arcade Shopping centre 5.7 miles
- Trinity College College 6 miles
- Abbey Stadium Stadium 6 miles
- Saffron Walden Museum Museum 7.6 miles
- Audley End House and Gardens Museum 7.6 miles
- Bridge Road Stadium 8.3 miles
- Wimpole Estate Estate 9.2 miles
- Hayley Wood Forest 11.6 miles