Childerley

Civil Parish in Cambridgeshire South Cambridgeshire

England

Childerley

Scotland Farm entrance Looking west from Scotland Road, Dry Drayton. Time about 5pm. — Scotland Farm entrance Credit: Jeff Bronks

Childerley is a civil parish located in the county of Cambridgeshire, England. It is situated about 5 miles southwest of the city of Cambridge, making it a part of the Cambridge non-metropolitan district. The parish covers an area of approximately 7 square kilometers and has a population of around 150 residents.

The village of Childerley is known for its picturesque rural setting and is surrounded by beautiful countryside. The area is characterized by its rolling hills, open fields, and charming farmland, offering a peaceful and tranquil atmosphere for residents and visitors alike.

The village itself is small and compact, with a handful of traditional cottages and houses, giving it a quaint and historic feel. The centerpiece of Childerley is the Grade I listed St. Peter's Church, which dates back to the 12th century and features stunning medieval architecture.

Childerley is also home to Childerley Hall, a Grade II listed country house built in the 17th century. The hall is set within extensive grounds and is privately owned, contributing to the village's sense of exclusivity and charm.

The parish offers limited amenities, with no shops or schools within its boundaries. However, being in close proximity to Cambridge provides residents with easy access to a wider range of services and facilities.

Overall, Childerley is a small, idyllic village in Cambridgeshire, offering a peaceful and rural lifestyle within reach of the bustling city of Cambridge.

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Childerley Images

Images are sourced within 2km of 52.236473/-0.014625 or Grid Reference TL3561. Thanks to Geograph Open Source API. All images are credited.

Scotland Farm entrance

Looking west from Scotland Road, Dry Drayton. Time about 5pm.

Jeff Bronks

Power line north of Childerley Hall

Probably the most interesting feature of this square! Cambridgeshire certainly has its fair share of flat cornfields.

David Gruar

The chapel at Childerley Hall

A private chapel, but opened for Christmas and Harvest Festival services, apparently. The rest of the hall looks interesting, but not much is visible without trespassing.

David Gruar

LPG store, Childerley Hall farm

Formerly a grain store (note the stilts designed to raise it away from the rats), this building now holds more explosive contents.

David Gruar

Field scale lysimeters

A lysimeter measures water penetration in the soil, apparently. The things you learn through Geograph.

David Gruar

Derelict building at Battle Gate

This is at the end of the southern road out of Boxworth which can be driven down, but not beyond this point. The surrounding fields are on one of the highest parts of the clay 'uplands' (nearby spot height is 67m) which form the southern border of the Fens.

Sue Jones

Line of the Greenwich Meridian

The Greenwich Meridian intersects the bend in the footpath marked by the yellow tipped sign and passes directly under the central electricity pylon. This view is true north (and not grid north!).

Mary Paren

Footpath and field boundary

Quiet and unremarkable Cambridgeshire agricultural land.

Mary Paren

Footpath to nowhere

The 1:25,000 OS map shows this footpath petering out as it approaches Boxworth. It is the only right of way in TL3563 and apparently come to a dead end.

Julian Paren

Courses for horses

Horse jumping practice ring at Bird's Pastures Farm, near Knapwell. The surface of the practice ring is made from chopped up car tyres. Very green.

Adrian Perkins

Farmland

The edge of a wheat (I think) field near Bird's Pastures Farm.

Ben Harris

Old orchard near Childerley

This small stand of old apple trees sits central to the grid square by the road to Childerley Hall.

Jonathan Billinger

Road to Childerley Gate

A ploughed field beside a well-maintained estate road.

Jonathan Billinger

Fields of Rectory Farm

A view back towards Dry Drayton from the footpath from Dry Drayton towards Lolworth

Julian Paren

Footpath to Childerley from Dry Drayton

The footpath is muddy in the winter and a battle between towering rape crops in the summer!

Julian Paren

Concreted area by Battle Gate Road

The concrete pad was laid down in the Second World War as a base for a search light that formed part of the air defences for Cambridge. It is now used for general agricultural hard standing.

Keith Edkins