Comberton

Settlement in Cambridgeshire South Cambridgeshire

England

Comberton

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Comberton is a village located in the county of Cambridgeshire, in the eastern part of England. Situated approximately five miles southwest of the city of Cambridge, Comberton falls within the administrative district of South Cambridgeshire.

With a population of around 2,600 people, Comberton is a small yet vibrant community that offers a picturesque and peaceful environment. The village is known for its charming thatched cottages, historic buildings, and beautiful rural landscapes.

Comberton boasts a strong sense of community, with various local amenities serving its residents. These include a primary school, a secondary school, a village hall, a church, and several local shops and businesses. The village also benefits from excellent transport links, with regular bus services connecting it to Cambridge and other nearby towns.

Nature enthusiasts and outdoor lovers will find plenty to enjoy in Comberton. The village is surrounded by countryside, making it an ideal location for walking, cycling, and exploring the great outdoors. Additionally, Comberton is close to the famous Wimpole Estate, a National Trust property that offers extensive parkland, gardens, and a grand country house.

Overall, Comberton offers a peaceful and idyllic setting, while still providing easy access to the amenities and cultural offerings of nearby Cambridge.

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Comberton Images

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Toft, St Andrew
Comberton Looking roughly ENE at the crossroads in the centre of Comberton.
Comberton
Looking roughly ENE at the crossroads in the centre of Comberton.
Fields south-east of Comberton View roughly SE from TL384555. The row of white objects just visible in the centre of the image are radio telescopes.
Fields south-east of Comberton
View roughly SE from TL384555. The row of white objects just visible in the centre of the image are radio telescopes.
Comberton Looking ENE along the B1046 coming into Comberton from Toft. There is a great mix of ages of housing within the SE corner of this square - some houses look to be hundreds of years old (such as the pink one with the somewhat bent roof visible over the hedge on the left) while others must have been built within the last few decades.
Comberton
Looking ENE along the B1046 coming into Comberton from Toft. There is a great mix of ages of housing within the SE corner of this square - some houses look to be hundreds of years old (such as the pink one with the somewhat bent roof visible over the hedge on the left) while others must have been built within the last few decades.
Barton Glebe Woodland Burial Site and Memorial Lodge, Comberton Road, Cambs The Arbory Trust site at Barton is the first of its kind and will eventually cover some 38 acres.
Barton Glebe Woodland Burial Site and Memorial Lodge, Comberton Road, Cambs
The Arbory Trust site at Barton is the first of its kind and will eventually cover some 38 acres.
Woodland burial site This is the Memorial Lodge of the Arbory Trust's burial site outside Barton. The area has been planted with trees which will grow into a respectable wood in 50 years or so.
Woodland burial site
This is the Memorial Lodge of the Arbory Trust's burial site outside Barton. The area has been planted with trees which will grow into a respectable wood in 50 years or so.
Port Way bridleway, from Long Road, Comberton, Cambs View W across the southern part of the square towards Starve Goose Plantation, Hardwick.
Port Way bridleway, from Long Road, Comberton, Cambs
View W across the southern part of the square towards Starve Goose Plantation, Hardwick.
Farmland, Comberton, Cambs View NW of winter wheat fields from Branch Road.
Farmland, Comberton, Cambs
View NW of winter wheat fields from Branch Road.
Farmland S of Hardwick, Cambs View N along the eastern edge of the square.
Farmland S of Hardwick, Cambs
View N along the eastern edge of the square.
Farmland S of Hardwick, Cambs View W over a broad south-facing Chalky Boulder Clay ridge towards the centre of the square.
Farmland S of Hardwick, Cambs
View W over a broad south-facing Chalky Boulder Clay ridge towards the centre of the square.
Farmland, Toft, Cambs View S from the B1046 Toft–Comberton road; sloping down to the Bourn Brook valley.
Farmland, Toft, Cambs
View S from the B1046 Toft–Comberton road; sloping down to the Bourn Brook valley.
Hardwick Road, Toft, Cambs View S towards the junction with the B1046.
Hardwick Road, Toft, Cambs
View S towards the junction with the B1046.
Farmland NE of Toft, Cambs View E of the winter wheat fields from the Hardwick Road.
Farmland NE of Toft, Cambs
View E of the winter wheat fields from the Hardwick Road.
Conservation belt with teasels, Hardwick, Cambs View E towards Asplin's Farm.
Conservation belt with teasels, Hardwick, Cambs
View E towards Asplin's Farm.
Farmland NE of Toft, Cambs View SE from Hardwick Road across acres of winter wheat.
Farmland NE of Toft, Cambs
View SE from Hardwick Road across acres of winter wheat.
Radio telescopes
Radio telescopes
Meridian marker
Meridian marker
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Comberton is located at Grid Ref: TL3856 (Lat: 52.187016, Lng: 0.019072755)

Administrative County: Cambridgeshire

District: South Cambridgeshire

Police Authority: Cambridgeshire

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Nearby Amenities

Located within 500m of 52.187016,0.019072755
Comberton
Place: village
Population: 2360
Source Population: http://www.comberton.org.uk/
Wikidata: Q2854248
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Post Office
Comberton Post Office
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Recycling
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Post Box
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Bus Stop
Kentings
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Bus Stop
South Street
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Bus Stop
Kentings
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Bus Stop
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Bin: no
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Post Box
Brand: Royal Mail
Brand Wikidata: Q638098
Brand Wikipedia: en:Royal Mail
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Operator Wikidata: Q638098
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Royal Cypher Wikidata: Q33102113
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Shelter
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Pump: manual
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Bench
Backrest: yes
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Bench
Backrest: yes
Material: wood
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Bench
Backrest: yes
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Bench
Backrest: yes
Check Date: 2021-09-11
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Barrier: cycle_barrier
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Bench
Backrest: yes
Check Date: 2024-05-02
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Source: survey
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Bench
Backrest: yes
Check Date: 2024-05-02
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Source: survey
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Bench
Backrest: no
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Bench
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Bench
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Entrance: main
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Lat/Long: 52.1855827/0.0204693
Power: transformer
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Bench
Bin: yes
Lat/Long: 52.1875601/0.0222972
Waste Basket
Lat/Long: 52.1870919/0.0197565
Waste Basket
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Waste Basket
Lat/Long: 52.1867815/0.0167886
Waste Basket
Lat/Long: 52.1865147/0.0151766
Waste Basket
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Bench
Backrest: no
Lat/Long: 52.186783/0.016754
Grit Bin
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Waste Basket
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Grit Bin
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Waste Basket
Lat/Long: 52.1884765/0.0252952
Grit Bin
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Bench
Backrest: no
Lat/Long: 52.1897052/0.0218506
Information: map
Tourism: information
Lat/Long: 52.1879782/0.0250867
Waste Basket
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Lat/Long: 52.1906836/0.0197062
Grit Bin
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Bench
Backrest: yes
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Waste Basket
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Waste Basket
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Waste Basket
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Waste Basket
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Waste Basket
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Waste Basket
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Bench
Backrest: yes
Inscription: Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee 2012
Material: wood
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Board Type: notice
Information: board
Tourism: information
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Historic: yes
Man Made: water_well
Pump: manual
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Waste Basket
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Power: pole
Lat/Long: 52.1854988/0.0254421
Power: pole
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Grit Bin
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Power: pole
Lat/Long: 52.1852242/0.0238126
Waste Basket
Lat/Long: 52.1886019/0.0204961
Bicycle Parking
Capacity: 2
Lat/Long: 52.1886582/0.0200012
Power: pole
Lat/Long: 52.1905409/0.0202775
Waste Basket
Lat/Long: 52.1878222/0.0188606
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Lat/Long: 52.1898984/0.0197052
Barrier: cycle_barrier
Lat/Long: 52.1862986/0.0146992
Waste Basket
Lat/Long: 52.1897128/0.0202591
Waste Basket
Lat/Long: 52.1892323/0.0233167
Leisure: picnic_table
Lat/Long: 52.1892465/0.0233067
Entrance: yes
Lat/Long: 52.1894612/0.0251499
Entrance: yes
Lat/Long: 52.1894412/0.0250665
Entrance: yes
Lat/Long: 52.1894212/0.0249831
Entrance: yes
Lat/Long: 52.1894012/0.0248998
Entrance: yes
Lat/Long: 52.1893812/0.0248164
Entrance: yes
Lat/Long: 52.1897537/0.0246033
Entrance: yes
Lat/Long: 52.1897735/0.024685
Entrance: yes
Lat/Long: 52.1897932/0.0247667
Addr City: Cambridge
Addr Housenumber: 29
Addr Postcode: CB23 7DB
Addr Street: Hillfield Road
Addr Village: Comberton
Entrance: yes
Lat/Long: 52.1899172/0.0242643
Addr City: Cambridge
Addr Housenumber: 30
Addr Postcode: CB23 7DB
Addr Street: Hillfield Road
Addr Village: Comberton
Entrance: yes
Lat/Long: 52.1899211/0.0242813
Addr City: Cambridge
Addr Housenumber: 31
Addr Postcode: CB23 7DB
Addr Street: Hillfield Road
Addr Village: Comberton
Entrance: yes
Lat/Long: 52.1899521/0.0244171
Addr City: Cambridge
Addr Housenumber: 32
Addr Postcode: CB23 7DB
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Addr Village: Comberton
Entrance: yes
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Addr Housenumber: 33
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Addr Village: Comberton
Entrance: yes
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Addr Housenumber: 34
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Entrance: yes
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Addr City: Cambridge
Addr Housenumber: 27
Addr Postcode: CB23 7DA
Addr Street: Woottens Close
Addr Village: Comberton
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Addr City: Cambridge
Addr Housenumber: 21
Addr Postcode: CB23 7DA
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Addr Village: Comberton
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Addr Village: Comberton
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Addr Housenumber: 19
Addr Postcode: CB23 7DA
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Addr Village: Comberton
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Addr Housenumber: 13
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Addr Village: Comberton
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Addr Village: Comberton
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Addr Housenumber: 5
Addr Postcode: CB23 7DA
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Addr Village: Comberton
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Generator Method: photovoltaic
Generator Output Electricity: yes
Generator Solar Modules: 16
Generator Source: solar
Generator Type: solar_photovoltaic_panel
Location: roof
Power: generator
Lat/Long: 52.1899471/0.0190366
Information: guidepost
Tourism: information
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Information: guidepost
Tourism: information
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Tourism: information
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Defibrillator
Defibrillator Location: right hand side of front of Comberton Pavillion
Emergency: defibrillator
Indoor: no
Ref: CHT-10271
Lat/Long: 52.1890769/0.0201837
Bicycle Parking
Capacity: 10
Lat/Long: 52.1884091/0.0247159
Bench
Backrest: yes
Inscription: Sponsored by the /w Herringland Charity
Material: plastic
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Bench
Backrest: yes
Inscription: Geoffrey A Whelan /w 10th April 1946 to 7th August 2019 /w Brother, Uncle and Great Uncle
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Bench
Backrest: yes
Inscription: Donated by /w Comberton Walkers /w 2023
Material: plastic
Lat/Long: 52.1905648/0.020337
Bicycle Parking
Capacity: 5
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Waste Basket
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Bench
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Bench
Lat/Long: 52.1879485/0.0196245
Crossing
Crossing: uncontrolled
Crossing Markings: zebra;dots
Crossing Ref: zebra
Lat/Long: 52.1872252/0.0200825
Comberton
Man Made: village_sign
Lat/Long: 52.1870792/0.0189069
Waste Basket
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Information: map
Tourism: information
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Boot Scraper
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Bench
Backrest: yes
Check Date: 2024-05-02
Material: wood
Source: survey
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Crossing
Crossing: uncontrolled
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Tactile Paving: yes
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Bench
Backrest: yes
Material: wood;metal
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Bench
Backrest: yes
Material: wood
Note: this bench is made from carving a seat in the trunk of a cut down oak tree
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Bench
Backrest: yes
Inscription: In Memory of /w Trevor P Wright /w 1946 - 2017 /w A True Comberton United Legend /w Rest In Peace Mr Chairman
Material: wood
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Bench
Backrest: yes
Inscription: Presented to the new Comberton Pavilion /w in memory of /w MARVIN (WILL) HOOVER /w Loving Husband, Father & Sportsman /w Autumn 1993
Material: wood
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Waste Basket
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Waste Basket
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Historic: memorial
Inscription: Funded by the /w Community Chest /w Grant 2022
Memorial: plaque
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Historic: memorial
Inscription: The Queen's Green /w Canopy /w The Platinum Jubilee2022
Memorial: plaque
Lat/Long: 52.1898947/0.0221519
Playground: basketswing
Lat/Long: 52.1891593/0.0227673
Playground: structure
Playground Theme: house
Lat/Long: 52.1892123/0.0232259
Playground: springy
Lat/Long: 52.1891701/0.0229793
Playground: springy
Lat/Long: 52.189214/0.0230529
Baby: yes
Playground: swing
Lat/Long: 52.1891675/0.0230784
Playground: spinner
Lat/Long: 52.1893435/0.0230563
Playground: spinner_bowl
Lat/Long: 52.1893184/0.0230167
Playground: spinner_bowl
Lat/Long: 52.189325/0.0229657
Playground: spinning_circle
Lat/Long: 52.1892021/0.0228578
Playground: structure
Lat/Long: 52.1892637/0.0228068
Playground: rocking_horse
Lat/Long: 52.1893472/0.0231864
Playground: swing
Lat/Long: 52.1891338/0.0227773
Playground: climbingframe
Lat/Long: 52.1892547/0.0229315
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