West Wratting
Parish in South Cambridgeshire, Cambridgeshire, England
| Coordinates: | 52.151, 0.315 |
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| OS grid ref: | TL 58 52 |
| Population: | 502 |
West Wratting is a small, rural village set on the higher ground of the Wratting ridge in South Cambridgeshire, Cambridgeshire. The village enjoys wide views across the surrounding arable countryside and patches of common land such as Wratting Common, giving it a distinctive chalk-ridge character compared with lower fenland areas nearby. It sits within comfortable reach of larger centres like Cambridge and Newmarket, which has helped it become partly a commuter settlement while retaining a strong farming presence.
Historically the settlement has a medieval feel, centred on its village church, St Andrew's Church, and a scatter of traditional cottages and farm buildings. Community life is quietly active with local clubs, village hall events and seasonal activities; there are also traces of wartime activity in the form of a nearby former airfield site on the common. The blend of agricultural heritage, scenic countryside and a close-knit social life makes West Wratting typical of small South Cambridgeshire villages with a long local story and a peaceful, rural pace.
Postcode districts covering West Wratting
Most populated places nearby
- Cambridge 8.3 miles13.4 km
- Braintree 21 miles33.9 km
- Bury St. Edmunds 18.8 miles30.3 km
- Bishop's Stortford 20.6 miles33.2 km
- Haverhill 6.9 miles11.1 km
- Huntingdon 24.8 miles39.8 km
- Sudbury 19.6 miles31.6 km
- Newmarket 7.8 miles12.6 km
- Ely 17.4 miles28.1 km
- Biggleswade 24.4 miles39.2 km
- Royston 15.9 miles25.6 km
- Saffron Walden 9.4 miles15.1 km
Neighbouring places
- Weston Colville Parish 1.3 miles2.1 km
- West Wratting Built-up area 1.3 miles2.1 km
- Balsham Built-up area 1.3 miles2.1 km
- West Wickham Built-up area 3 miles4.8 km
- Brinkley Built-up area 3 miles4.9 km
- Carlton Parish 3.2 miles5.1 km
- Little Wilbraham Parish 3.5 miles5.6 km
- Hildersham Parish 3.6 miles5.8 km
- Burrough Green Built-up area 3.7 miles5.9 km
- Great Wilbraham Built-up area 3.7 miles5.9 km
- Horseheath Built-up area 3.9 miles6.3 km
- Linton Built-up area 3.9 miles6.3 km
Example postcodes in West Wratting
CB21 5NH, CB21 5NA, CB21 4HH, CB21 5LT, CB21 4HQ, CB21 5NJ, CB21 5NQ, CB21 5LY, CB21 5NF … See all
Transport links
- Stansted Airport 18.7 miles30.1 km
- Luton Airport 34.8 miles56 km
- Dullingham Railway Station 4.1 miles6.6 km
- Newmarket Railway Station 7.1 miles11.4 km
Hotels near West Wratting Ad
- The Three Hills 4.8 miles7.7 km
- The Jockey Club Rooms 7.4 miles11.9 km
- Clayton Hotel Cambridge 4 8.2 miles13.2 km
- Bedford Lodge Hotel & Spa 4 8.1 miles13 km
- Holiday Inn Express Cambridge 3 7 miles11.3 km
- Hinxton Hall Hotel and Conference Centre 7.4 miles11.9 km
- Sorrento Hotel & Restaurant 3 7.6 miles12.2 km
- Ibis Cambridge Central Station 3 8.1 miles13 km
- Best Western Heath Court Hotel 3 7.7 miles12.4 km
- Novotel Cambridge North 4 8.4 miles13.4 km
Local points of interest
- Newmarket Racecourse Recreation 6.4 miles10.3 km
- Abbey Stadium Stadium 8 miles12.9 km
- Cambridge University Botanic Garden Gardens 8.4 miles13.6 km
- The Fitzwilliam Museum Museum 8.9 miles14.3 km
- Grand Arcade Shopping centre 8.9 miles14.4 km
- Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology Museum 8.9 miles14.4 km
- University of Cambridge University 9 miles14.5 km
- Trinity College College 9.2 miles14.8 km
- Saffron Walden Museum Museum 9.3 miles14.9 km
- Audley End House and Gardens Museum 9.9 miles15.9 km
- Bridge Road Stadium 10.6 miles17 km
- Wicken Fen National Nature Reserve Nature reserve 11 miles17.8 km