Great Shelford, Great Shelford and Stapleford

About Great Shelford

Great Shelford sits 1.0 km ESE of Great Shelford and Stapleford in Cambridgeshire. Places nearby include Stapleford situated 1.0 km East South East, Little Shelford situated 1.4 km South West, Hauxton situated 2.2 km West, Trumpington just 3.2 km North West and Sawston lying 3.9 km South East. Other communities nearby include Freestones Corner, Quy Waters, Frog End and Bridgefoot.

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All information is drawn from OS, ONS and OSM under open licence, reflecting the best available public data.

Local Map

Map of Great Shelford

Location Summary

  • Great Shelford is a neighbourhood in Great Shelford and Stapleford
  • Administrative Area:Cambridgeshire
  • Ceremonial County: Cambridgeshire
  • Historic County: Cambridgeshire
  • Region & Country:Eastern / England

Nearby Towns & Cities

  • Parent town: Great Shelford and Stapleford
  • Royston 15.6 km SW
  • Saffron Walden 15.9 km SSE
  • Newmarket 21.1 km ENE
  • Haverhill 21.9 km ESE
  • Cambridge6.2 km N

Nearby Localities

Smaller Settlements

Beaches

  • Brightlingsea Beach71.2 km ESE
  • Mill Beach61.5 km SE
  • West Mersea Beach68.2 km SE

Parks

  • Butt Green6.5 km N
  • Empty Common4.5 km N
  • Reed Green19.1 km SW
  • Wimpole Park12.7 km W

Woods

  • Nine Wells1.8 km N
  • Pudding Acre1.6 km S
  • The Spinney1.8 km SSW
  • Well Head Plantation2.1 km SSW

Hills

  • Clarke's Hill1.5 km NE
  • Little Trees Hill2.7 km E
  • Stone Hill1.1 km WNW
  • White Hill1.5 km NNE

Lakes

  • Byron's Pool3.4 km NW
  • Dernmere2.0 km SSE
  • The Lode2.1 km SSE
  • Well Head2.4 km SSW

Waterfalls

  • Neptune Waterfall70.8 km SW
  • The Cascade79.8 km W
  • Tower Waterfall71.0 km SW

Headlands

  • Tripcock Ness71.4 km S
  • West Point80.3 km SSE

Islands

  • Duck Island15.8 km SSE
  • Riddy Island2.9 km W

Wetlands

  • Fowlmere8.8 km SW
  • Chesterton Fen9.1 km NNE
  • The Marsh20.1 km NE

Health Services

  • Royal Papworth HospitalHospital 2.5 km N
  • Addenbrooke's HospitalHospital 2.7 km N
  • Barley Manor Care HomeMedical 431 m SE
  • Cherry Hinton Care HomeMedical 4.3 km NNE

Education

  • Great and Little Shelford Primary SchoolSchool 504 m SW
  • Stapleford Community Primary SchoolSchool 1.2 km ESE
  • Strangeways Research LaboratoryUniversity 2.7 km NNE

Railway Stations

  • Shelford289 m ESE
  • Cambridge South2.7 km N

Bus Stations

  • Addenbrooke's Bus Station2.9 km NNE
  • Drummer Street Bus Station6.2 km N

Coach Stations

  • Stansted Airport Coach Station30.4 km SSE
  • Luton Airport Bus and Coach Station46.2 km SW

Ferry Terminals

  • North Greenwich Pier72.6 km S
  • Canary Wharf Pier72.6 km S

Airports

  • Cambridge City Airport6.5 km NNE
  • Stansted Airport30.2 km SSE

Airfields

  • Duxford Airfield6.5 km S
  • Bourn Airfield14.1 km WNW

Heliports

  • The Egerton-Smith Centre6.7 km NNE
  • Magpas Air Ambulance36.4 km NW

Harbours

  • Chelsea Harbour78.2 km SSW
  • Harwich Harbour82.1 km ESE