Little Shelford

About Little Shelford

Little Shelford sits within Cambridgeshire. Nearby places include Hauxton lying 1.3 km West North West, Great Shelford lying 1.4 km North East, Stapleford around 2.1 km East North East, Newton lying 2.6 km South West and Harston just 2.8 km West South West. Other rural areas close to here include Freestones Corner, Quy Waters, Bridgefoot and Flint Cross.

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The details shown here use OS, ONS and OSM data provided under open licence.

Local Map

Map of Little Shelford

Location Summary

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

Nearby Towns & Cities

  • Royston 14.2 km SW
  • Saffron Walden 15.7 km SSE
  • Newmarket 22.5 km ENE
  • Haverhill 22.8 km ESE
  • Cambridge6.9 km N

Nearby Localities

Smaller Settlements

Beaches

  • Brightlingsea Beach71.7 km ESE
  • Mill Beach61.7 km SE
  • West Mersea Beach68.6 km SE

Parks

  • Butt Green7.4 km N
  • Empty Common5.4 km N
  • Reed Green17.8 km SSW
  • Wimpole Park11.6 km W

Woods

  • Dernford Fen2.5 km ESE
  • Pudding Acre1.4 km ESE
  • The Spinney680 m SSE
  • Well Head Plantation968 m S

Hills

  • Clunch Pit Hill1.6 km SSW
  • Harston Hill2.3 km SW
  • Stone Hill1.5 km N
  • White Hill2.8 km NE

Lakes

  • Dernmere2.1 km ESE
  • Hauxton Junction3.4 km NW
  • The Lode2.2 km ESE
  • Well Head1.2 km S

Waterfalls

  • Neptune Waterfall69.4 km SW
  • The Cascade78.6 km W
  • Tower Waterfall69.6 km SW

Headlands

  • Tripcock Ness70.5 km S
  • West Point80.0 km SSE

Islands

  • Duck Island15.4 km SSE
  • Riddy Island2.1 km WNW

Wetlands

  • Fowlmere7.5 km SW
  • Chesterton Fen10.2 km NNE
  • The Marsh21.6 km NE

Health Services

  • Royal Papworth HospitalHospital 3.6 km NNE
  • Addenbrooke's HospitalHospital 3.8 km NNE
  • Barley Manor Care HomeMedical 1.5 km ENE
  • Cherry Hinton Care HomeMedical 5.5 km NNE

Education

  • Great and Little Shelford Primary SchoolSchool 918 m NE
  • Hauxton Primary SchoolSchool 1.1 km WNW
  • Strangeways Research LaboratoryUniversity 4.0 km NNE

Railway Stations

  • Shelford1.6 km ENE
  • Cambridge South3.6 km NNE

Bus Stations

  • Addenbrooke's Bus Station4.1 km NNE
  • Drummer Street Bus Station7.0 km N

Coach Stations

  • Stansted Airport Coach Station29.9 km SSE
  • Luton Airport Bus and Coach Station44.8 km SW

Ferry Terminals

  • Canary Wharf Pier71.6 km S
  • North Greenwich Pier71.6 km S

Airports

  • Cambridge City Airport7.8 km NNE
  • Stansted Airport29.7 km SSE

Airfields

  • Duxford Airfield5.7 km S
  • Bourn Airfield13.6 km NW

Heliports

  • The Egerton-Smith Centre8.0 km NNE
  • Magpas Air Ambulance36.2 km NW

Harbours

  • Chelsea Harbour77.0 km SSW
  • Harwich Harbour83.0 km ESE