Cemeteries · London
Cambourne Cemetery
Also known as: Cambourne
Cambourne Cemetery is a cemetery in the United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 30 min–1 h
- Free entry
- Dog-friendly
About
Cambourne Cemetery is a named cemetery in the United Kingdom. Coordinates: 52.2199°, -0.0618°. 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
Cambourne is a town and civil parish in Cambridgeshire, England, in the district of South Cambridgeshire. It is a planned development and lies on the A428 road between Cambridge, 9 miles (14 km) to the east, and St Neots and Bedford to the west. It comprises the four areas of Great Cambourne, Lower Cambourne, Upper Cambourne, and West Cambourne. The area is close to Bourn Airfield. Cambourne is the largest settlement in South Cambridgeshire, with a population of 12,350 in the 2021 UK census.
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Background
History
As part of plans to build thousands of new homes in the south-east of England, a new settlement on 400 ha of former agricultural land, 9 mi west of Cambridge, was considered in the late 1980s. In 1994, the Section 106 agreement from the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 was completed by the developers (McA), the local authority, Cambridgeshire County Council and the developers together with the landholders. The new settlement was to be constructed by three of Britain's larger builders of housing developments, Bovis Homes, Bryant Homes and Taylor Wimpey. Planning permission for the development at Monkfield Park was given in November 1996, and construction began in June 1998, on what was…
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- Coordinates
- 52.2199, -0.0618
- County
- Cambridgeshire
- District
- South Cambridgeshire
- Parish
- Cambourne
- Postcode
- CB23 6FZ
- Parliamentary constituency
- St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Cambourne Cemetery?
- Cambourne Cemetery is in London, in the United Kingdom — coordinates 52.2199°, -0.0618°.
- Is Cambourne Cemetery free to visit?
- Yes — admission to Cambourne Cemetery is free.