Cemeteries · London
Bassingbourn Cemetery
Bassingbourn Cemetery is a cemetery in the United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 30 min–1 h
- Nearest railway station
- Royston · 3.3 km
- Free entry
- Dog-friendly
About
Bassingbourn Cemetery is a named cemetery in the United Kingdom. Coordinates: 52.0801°, -0.0486°. This entry is part of The Great Britain Guide, a free, ad-free, open-data tourist directory.
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From the Wikipedia article
Bassingbourn cum Kneesworth is a civil parish in the South Cambridgeshire district of Cambridgeshire, England, 14 miles south-west of Cambridge and just north of Royston, Hertfordshire. Since the 1960s the parish contains the villages of Bassingbourn and Kneesworth. The parish is astride the Roman Ermine Street (now the A1198 and formerly the A14), and the two ancient tracks, Icknield Way and Ashwell Street. The Prime Meridian passes just to the east of the parish.
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Background
History
The ancient parish of Bassingbourn was an approximately rectangular area of 3381 acre. Its long nearly-straight western boundary mostly follows an ancient field path that separates it from Litlington, and its straight eastern boundary is formed by the Roman Ermine Street, dividing it from Whaddon and Kneesworth. Its southern boundary with Hertfordshire originally followed the ancient Icknield Way, but as Royston grew, part of the parish was transferred to Hertfordshire. The border now follows the A505 as it by-passes Royston. In 1966 the neighbouring parish of Kneesworth was added to the parish to form Bassingbourn cum Kneesworth, a total area of 4302 acre. The village of Bassingbourn built…
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- Coordinates
- 52.0801, -0.0486
- County
- Cambridgeshire
- District
- South Cambridgeshire
- Parish
- Bassingbourn cum Kneesworth
- Postcode
- SG8 5GY
- Parliamentary constituency
- South Cambridgeshire
- Nearest railway station
- Royston — 3.3 km
- Official site
- www.cambridgeshireinsight.org.uk
Sources
- osm: w10320821 (ODbL)
- wikipedia: Bassingbourn cum Kneesworth (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Bassingbourn Cemetery?
- Bassingbourn Cemetery is in London, in the United Kingdom — coordinates 52.0801°, -0.0486°. The nearest railway station is Royston, around 3.3 km away.
- Is Bassingbourn Cemetery free to visit?
- Yes — admission to Bassingbourn Cemetery is free.