Harston

About Harston

Harston sits within Cambridgeshire. Nearby places include Newton lying 1.9 km South East, Hauxton just 2.1 km North East, Haslingfield only 2.2 km North West and Little Shelford only 2.8 km East North East. Other places in the surrounding countryside include Freestones Corner, Flint Cross, Bridgefoot, Old Wimpole and Dyer's Green.

You may notice something interesting if you explore one of the nearby places.

The information presented here is derived from OS, ONS and OSM under open licence.

Local Map

Map of Harston

Location Summary

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

Nearby Towns & Cities

  • Royston 12.0 km SW
  • Saffron Walden 16.8 km SE
  • Potton20.1 km W
  • Buntingford 22.3 km SSW
  • Cambridge8.0 km NNE

Nearby Localities

Smaller Settlements

Other places with this name

  • Harston, Leicestershire 99.8 km NW

Beaches

  • Brightlingsea Beach73.7 km ESE
  • Mill Beach63.0 km SE
  • West Mersea Beach70.4 km SE

Parks

  • Butt Green8.6 km NNE
  • Empty Common6.8 km NNE
  • Reed Green15.9 km SSW
  • Wimpole Park9.0 km W

Woods

  • Brown Spinney3.7 km SW
  • Kidman's Plantation2.9 km SE
  • The Spinney2.9 km E
  • Well Head Plantation2.7 km E

Hills

  • Clunch Pit Hill2.5 km ESE
  • Harston Hill1.5 km SE
  • Money Hill2.2 km WNW
  • Rowley's Hill1.1 km S

Lakes

  • Byron's Pool4.1 km NNE
  • Great Nine Wells4.4 km SE
  • Hauxton Junction3.3 km N
  • Well Head2.6 km ESE

Waterfalls

  • Neptune Waterfall67.2 km SW
  • The Cascade75.8 km W
  • Tower Waterfall67.3 km SW

Headlands

  • Tripcock Ness69.8 km S
  • West Point80.5 km SSE

Islands

  • Duck Island16.2 km SE
  • Riddy Island2.0 km NNE

Wetlands

  • Fowlmere5.6 km SSW
  • Chesterton Fen11.9 km NNE
  • Ouse Fen22.7 km N

Health Services

  • Royal Papworth HospitalHospital 5.6 km NE
  • Addenbrooke's HospitalHospital 5.9 km NE
  • Barley Manor Care HomeMedical 4.2 km ENE
  • Maycroft Care HomeMedical 6.7 km SW

Education

  • Harston and Newton Community Primary SchoolSchool 129 m ESE
  • Hauxton Primary SchoolSchool 2.1 km NE
  • Strangeways Research LaboratoryUniversity 6.3 km NE

Railway Stations

  • Foxton2.5 km SW
  • Shepreth4.2 km SW

Bus Stations

  • Addenbrooke's Bus Station6.2 km NE
  • Drummer Street Bus Station8.2 km NNE

Coach Stations

  • Stansted Airport Coach Station30.3 km SSE
  • Luton Airport Bus and Coach Station42.3 km SW

Ferry Terminals

  • Canary Wharf Pier70.6 km S
  • Doubletree Docklands Nelson Dock70.7 km S

Airports

  • Cambridge City Airport9.9 km NE
  • Stansted Airport30.0 km SSE

Airfields

  • Duxford Airfield6.1 km SE
  • Bourn Airfield12.0 km NW

Heliports

  • The Egerton-Smith Centre10.0 km NE
  • Magpas Air Ambulance34.9 km NW

Harbours

  • Chelsea Harbour75.7 km SSW
  • Harwich Harbour85.4 km ESE