Sawston

About Sawston

Sawston sits within Cambridgeshire. Neighbouring places include Pampisford just 1.6 km South East, Whittlesford lying 1.7 km South West, Babraham lying 2.9 km East North East and Stapleford situated 3.0 km North North West. Other rural areas close to here include Freestones Corner, Strethall, Catmere End, Chapelend and Bridgefoot.

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Information is sourced from OS, ONS and OSM under open licence, using publicly available datasets.

Local Map

Map of Sawston

Location Summary

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

Nearby Towns & Cities

  • Saffron Walden 12.1 km SSE
  • Royston 15.4 km WSW
  • Haverhill 18.8 km ESE
  • Newmarket 20.9 km NE
  • Cambridge9.8 km NNW

Nearby Localities

Smaller Settlements

  • Freestones Corner3.5 km NW
  • Strethall 9.5 km S
  • Catmere End 9.9 km S
  • Chapelend 10.0 km SE
  • Bridgefoot10.0 km SW
  • Quy Waters10.1 km N
  • Flint Cross10.3 km SW
  • Northend 10.4 km SSE
  • Frog End10.5 km NNE
  • Broad Green 10.7 km SSW

Beaches

  • Brightlingsea Beach67.6 km ESE
  • Mill Beach57.7 km SE
  • West Mersea Beach64.5 km SE

Parks

  • Butt Green10.0 km NNW
  • Empty Common8.1 km NNW
  • Reed Green18.2 km SW
  • Wimpole Park15.3 km W

Woods

  • Creek's Plantation1.3 km SE
  • Deal Grove929 m N
  • Hayfield Plantation1.4 km ESE
  • West Green Plantation962 m SE

Hills

  • Clunch Pit Hill3.9 km W
  • Hanley Hill2.0 km SSE
  • Little Trees Hill3.6 km N
  • Meggs Hill4.1 km NE

Lakes

  • Dernmere2.0 km NW
  • Little Nine Wells3.9 km WSW
  • The Lode1.9 km NW
  • Well Head3.7 km WNW

Waterfalls

  • Neptune Waterfall70.2 km SW
  • The Cascade81.7 km W
  • Tower Waterfall70.4 km SW

Headlands

  • Tripcock Ness68.5 km S
  • West Point76.6 km SSE

Islands

  • Duck Island12.1 km SSE
  • Riddy Island6.2 km WNW

Wetlands

  • Fowlmere8.8 km WSW
  • Chesterton Fen11.9 km N
  • The Marsh20.4 km NE

Health Services

  • Royal Papworth HospitalHospital 6.1 km NNW
  • Addenbrooke's HospitalHospital 6.1 km NNW
  • Barley Manor Care HomeMedical 3.4 km NW
  • Cambridge Grove Care HomeMedical 6.9 km NNE

Education

  • The Bellbird Primary SchoolSchool 159 m NE
  • Sawston Village CollegeSchool 712 m NW
  • Strangeways Research LaboratoryUniversity 5.8 km NNW

Railway Stations

  • Whittlesford Parkway2.1 km S
  • Shelford3.6 km NW

Bus Stations

  • Addenbrooke's Bus Station6.2 km NNW
  • Drummer Street Bus Station9.7 km NNW

Coach Stations

  • Stansted Airport Coach Station26.8 km SSE
  • Luton Airport Bus and Coach Station46.1 km SW

Ferry Terminals

  • North Woolwich69.8 km S
  • North Greenwich Pier69.9 km S

Airports

  • Cambridge City Airport9.0 km N
  • Stansted Airport26.7 km S

Airfields

  • Duxford Airfield4.4 km SW
  • Bourn Airfield17.7 km NW

Heliports

  • The Egerton-Smith Centre9.4 km N
  • Magpas Air Ambulance40.2 km NW

Harbours

  • Chelsea Harbour75.9 km SSW
  • Harwich Harbour79.1 km ESE