Cottenham
Cottenham is a village in Cambridgeshire, England.
Cottenham is a village in Cambridgeshire, England. Cottenham is one of the larger villages surrounding the city of Cambridge, located around five miles north of the city. The population of the civil parish at the 2011 Census was 6,095. Cottenham is one of a number of villages that make up the historical Fen Edge region in between Cambridge and Ely, which were originally settlements on the shore of the marshes close to the city of Cambridge, then an inland port.
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Worth seeing in and around Cottenham
2 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.
- 01Rampton Castle
Rampton Castle, known locally as Giant's Hill, is the earthwork remains of a motte and bailey castle in Rampton, Cambridgeshire. It is believed that the castle was constructed during The Anarchy by the forces of King Stephen to contain the revolt of Geoffrey de Mandeville.
2 km · site of medieval castle in Rampton, Cambridgeshire, England, UK · Wikipedia - 02Parish Church of All Saints
All Saints Church is a Grade I listed parish church in Landbeach, Cambridgeshire, England, with a chancel dating to the thirteenth century. In the late 18th century, the pulpit and some pews along with the chancel and tower screens were removed from Jesus College, Cambridge, and installed in the church by the rector of the time.
3.4 km · Grade I listed church in South Cambridgeshire, England, UK · Wikipedia
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Getting to Cottenham
- Airports
- London Stansted (STN), 45 km · London Luton (LTN), 57 km · London Heathrow (LHR), 99 km
- London, Essex → Cottenham88 km · quickest by road, 2h 21m · £10–13
- Luton, Luton → Cottenham59 km · quickest by road, 1h 37m · £7–9
- London → Cottenham88 km · quickest by road, 2h 21m · £10–13
- Plan a tripFrom anywhereThe planner compares every way there from wherever you are.
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No local-transport research exists yet for Cottenham
Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for Cottenham. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.
- Go nextMap of places with Wikivoyage articles nearby Grantchester: Take a day trip to enjoy the countryside and have scones and tea at The Orchard.
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