Grantchester

About Grantchester

Grantchester sits within Cambridgeshire. Among the nearby places are Trumpington lying 1.6 km East South East, Roman Hill situated 1.6 km West, Newnham Croft lying 2.1 km North East, Newnham only 2.2 km North North East and Barton only 2.4 km West. Other countryside places nearby include Freestones Corner, Quy Waters, Childerley and Westwick.

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The place data here is drawn from OS, ONS and OSM under open licence.

Local Map

Map of Grantchester

Location Summary

  • Grantchester is located in Cambridgeshire
  • Administrative Area:Cambridgeshire
  • Ceremonial County: Cambridgeshire
  • Historic County: Cambridgeshire
  • Region & Country:Eastern / England

Nearby Towns & Cities

  • Royston 16.6 km SSW
  • St Ives19.4 km NW
  • Saffron Walden 20.4 km SSE
  • Potton21.6 km WSW
  • Cambridge3.3 km NE

Nearby Localities

Smaller Settlements

Beaches

  • Brightlingsea Beach75.6 km ESE
  • Mill Beach66.2 km SE
  • West Mersea Beach72.8 km SE

Parks

  • Butt Green4.0 km NE
  • Empty Common2.6 km ENE
  • Reed Green20.7 km SSW
  • Wimpole Park10.4 km WSW

Woods

  • Eight Acre Wood905 m ESE
  • Grantchester Road Plantation1.1 km SE
  • Old Mill Plantation1.3 km SSE
  • Seven Acre Wood1.1 km E

Hills

  • Castle Hill3.8 km NNE
  • Clarke's Hill4.6 km ESE
  • Stone Hill3.6 km SE
  • White Hill4.1 km ESE

Lakes

  • Bolton's Pit Lake1.8 km NNE
  • Byron's Pool1.3 km SSE
  • Hauxton Junction1.7 km S
  • Mill Pit2.8 km NE

Waterfalls

  • Neptune Waterfall71.4 km SW
  • The Cascade77.5 km WSW
  • Tower Waterfall71.6 km SW

Headlands

  • Tripcock Ness74.8 km S
  • West Point84.7 km SSE

Islands

  • Holt Island19.7 km NW
  • Riddy Island3.2 km S

Wetlands

  • Chesterton Fen7.5 km NE
  • Fowlmere10.5 km SSW
  • Ouse Fen18.0 km NNW

Health Services

  • Royal Papworth HospitalHospital 3.2 km ESE
  • Addenbrooke's HospitalHospital 3.5 km ESE
  • St George's Court Care CentreMedical 3.1 km NE
  • Primrose CroftMedical 4.4 km NNE

Education

  • Trumpington Meadows Primary SchoolSchool 1.7 km SE
  • Stephen Taylor CourtSchool 2.0 km NNE
  • Stephen Taylor CourtUniversity 2.0 km NNE

Railway Stations

  • Cambridge South2.9 km ESE
  • Cambridge3.6 km ENE

Bus Stations

  • Drummer Street Bus Station3.5 km NE
  • Addenbrooke's Bus Station3.8 km E

Coach Stations

  • Stansted Airport Coach Station34.6 km SSE
  • Luton Airport Bus and Coach Station46.3 km SW

Ferry Terminals

  • Canary Wharf Pier75.6 km S
  • North Greenwich Pier75.7 km S

Airports

  • Cambridge City Airport6.3 km ENE
  • Stansted Airport34.4 km SSE

Airfields

  • Bourn Airfield9.8 km WNW
  • Duxford Airfield10.3 km SSE

Heliports

  • The Egerton-Smith Centre6.2 km ENE
  • Magpas Air Ambulance31.8 km NW

Harbours

  • Chelsea Harbour80.7 km SSW
  • Harwich Harbour86.0 km ESE