Waterbeach
Parish in South Cambridgeshire, Cambridgeshire, England
| Coordinates: | 52.284, 0.198 |
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| OS grid ref: | TL 50 67 |
| Population: | 5,795 |
| Dialling code: | 01223 (Cambridge) |
Waterbeach is a fenland village and civil parish in South Cambridgeshire, Cambridgeshire, sitting on the edge of the fens about six miles north of Cambridge beside the River Cam and the historic Roman channel known as the Car Dyke. It has a regular railway station on the Fen Line linking Cambridge and Ely, making it a popular commuter base while retaining a strong agricultural character.
The village has an interesting military and monastic past: the former RAF Waterbeach airfield and later barracks shaped the local economy for much of the 20th century and are now the focus of large-scale redevelopment proposals, while nearby Denny Abbey and other archaeological finds hint at much older settlement. Today Waterbeach combines active community life with shops, clubs and riverside moorings, balancing new housing and business growth with its fenland landscape and history.
Postcode districts covering Waterbeach
Most populated places nearby
- Cambridge 6.3 miles
- Bury St. Edmunds 22.6 miles
- Haverhill 17.1 miles
- Thetford 25 miles
- Huntingdon 16.6 miles
- March 18.9 miles
- Newmarket 9.1 miles
- Ely 8.6 miles
- Biggleswade 23.4 miles
- Royston 18.6 miles
- Saffron Walden 18.2 miles
- Mildenhall 13.5 miles
Neighbouring places
- Waterbeach Built-up area 0.7 miles
- Milton & Waterbeach Ward 1.5 miles
- Landbeach Built-up area 2.1 miles
- Chittering Built-up area 2.6 miles
- Horningsea Built-up area 3 miles
- Milton Built-up area 3.2 miles
- Cottenham Built-up area 3.2 miles
- Lode Built-up area 3.6 miles
- Reach Parish 4.2 miles
- Histon & Impington Ward 4.3 miles
- Fen Ditton Built-up area 4.4 miles
- Stow cum Quy Built-up area 4.4 miles
Example postcodes in Waterbeach
CB25 9QN, CB25 9QJ, CB25 9HT, CB25 9NR, CB25 9NJ, CB25 9RJ, CB25 9QS, CB25 9LS, CB25 9LN … See all
Transport links
- Stansted Airport 27.6 miles
- Luton Airport 37.1 miles
- Waterbeach Railway Station 1.4 miles
- Cambridge Railway Station 6.7 miles
Hotels near Waterbeach Ad
- Wilde Cambridge City Centre 4 6.2 miles
- The Regent Aparthotel 3 6.5 miles
- West Court- Jesus College 6.1 miles
- Novotel Cambridge North 4 4.4 miles
- The Fellows House Cambridge 4 5.6 miles
- Crown & Punchbowl 3 miles
- Hilton Cambridge City Centre 4 6.4 miles
- Graduate by Hilton Cambridge 4 6.7 miles
- Ibis Cambridge Hotel 3 6.6 miles
- Clayton Hotel Cambridge 4 6.7 miles
Schools in Waterbeach
- Waterbeach Community Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Wicken Fen National Nature Reserve Nature reserve 4.3 miles
- Bridge Road Stadium 4.6 miles
- Abbey Stadium Stadium 5.3 miles
- Trinity College College 6.3 miles
- Grand Arcade Shopping centre 6.4 miles
- Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology Museum 6.5 miles
- University of Cambridge University 6.5 miles
- The Fitzwilliam Museum Museum 6.7 miles
- Cambridge University Botanic Garden Gardens 7 miles
- Newmarket Racecourse Recreation 8.1 miles
- Ouse Washes Nature reserve 11.8 miles
- Wimpole Estate Estate 14.4 miles