Museums · London
Bourn
Bourn is a small village and civil parish in South Cambridgeshire, England. Surrounding villages include Caxton, Eltisley and Cambourne. It is 8 miles (12 km) from the county town of Cambridge. The po
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1.5 h–3 h
- Best time of year
- Year-round
- Family-friendly
- Limited wheelchair access
About
Bourn is a small village and civil parish in South Cambridgeshire, England. Surrounding villages include Caxton, Eltisley and Cambourne. It is 8 miles (12 km) from the county town of Cambridge. The population of the parish was 1,015 at the time of the 2011 census. Bourn has a Church of England primary school, a doctors' surgery, the Church of St Mary & St Helena, a golf club, a former Royal Air Force bomber airfield (RAF Station Bourn 1940–1945), today used for light aircraft, and an old windmill. Bourn Hall Clinic, the centre for infertility treatment founded in 1980 by IVF pioneers Patrick Steptoe and Professor Robert Edwards, who were responsible for the conception in 1978 of Louise Brown, the world's first IVF or test-tube baby, is also located here. Since its foundation the clinic has assisted in the conception of more than 10,000 babies. A small stream called Bourn Brook runs through the village, eventually joining the River Cam.
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Bourn is a small village and civil parish in South Cambridgeshire, England. Surrounding villages include Caxton, Eltisley and Cambourne. It is 8 miles (12 km) from the county town of Cambridge. The population of the parish was 1,015 at the time of the 2011 census. Bourn has a Church of England primary school, a doctors' surgery, the Church of St Mary & St Helena, a golf club, a former Royal Air Force bomber airfield (RAF Station Bourn 1940–1945), today used for light aircraft, and an old windmill. Bourn Hall Clinic, the centre for infertility treatment founded in 1980 by IVF pioneers Patrick Steptoe and Professor Robert Edwards, who were responsible for the conception in 1978 of Louise Brown, the world's first IVF or test-tube baby, is also located here. Since its foundation the clinic has assisted in the conception of more than 10,000 babies. A small stream called Bourn Brook runs through the village, eventually joining the River Cam.
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Background
History
The name Bourn is derived from the Old English burna or Old Scandinavian ', meaning '(place at) the spring(s) or stream(s)'. It was spelled Brune in the 1086 Domesday Book. In a hypothesis, the phonetic inconsistencies in the early recorded names of Bourn and the Bourn Brook, Cambridgeshire are suggested to be strikingly similar to those relating to the Battle of Brunanburh fought in 937. The battle, the location of which is unknown and has been speculated to have taken place in over 40 locations from South West England to Scotland, is suggested to have taken place close to the brook, on the open fields of Haslingfield, Harlton and Little Eversden. Bourn has existed as a settlement for over…
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- Coordinates
- 52.1900, -0.0610
- County
- Cambridgeshire
- District
- South Cambridgeshire
- Parish
- Bourn
- Postcode
- CB23 2TR
- Parliamentary constituency
- St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire
- Official site
- www.cambridgeshireinsight.org.uk
Sources
- wikipedia: Bourn (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Bourn?
- Bourn is in London, in the United Kingdom — coordinates 52.1900°, -0.0610°.
- Is Bourn wheelchair accessible?
- Partially — OpenStreetMap notes limited wheelchair access at Bourn. Check ahead for specific facilities.