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Melbourn
Melbourn — village in Cambridgeshire, England.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 3 h–6 h
- Nearest railway station
- Meldreth · 1.3 km
- Free entry
- Family-friendly
- Dog-friendly
About
Melbourn is a town, city, village or settlement in the United Kingdom. It covers approximately 1,490 km². Recent population estimates put it at around 819 people. Address: SG8. Wikidata describes it as: "village in Cambridgeshire, England". Coordinates: 52.0820°, 0.0205°.
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From the Wikipedia article
Melbourn () is a large, clustered village in the far south-west of Cambridgeshire, England. Its traditional high street is bypassed by the A10, intersecting the settlement's other main axis exactly 3 miles (4.8 km) northwest of the traditional focal point of Royston, Hertfordshire, the nearest larger settlement. It has over 4,600 inhabitants and is in the South Cambridgeshire district. The Prime Meridian passes through the south west corner of the parish of Melbourn.
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Background
History
The parish has a long history of occupation, stemming from the presence of springs at Melbourn Bury and the several ancient trackways that cross the parish; the Icknield Way runs to the south of the parish and Ashwell Street and the Roman Cambridge-Royston road are also believed to follow prehistoric trackways. Pottery and burial finds show evidence of Bronze Age residents, and a Roman settlement has been found at the north-east edge of the village. Excavations in the 1950s discovered 28 graves from a 7th-century Christian burial site close to Ashwell Street. Melbourn appears in five entries in Domesday Book. The name "Melbourn" comes from Meldeburn, the "stream of a man named Melde".
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- Coordinates
- 52.0820, 0.0205
- County
- Cambridgeshire
- District
- South Cambridgeshire
- Parish
- Melbourn
- Postcode
- SG8
- Parliamentary constituency
- South Cambridgeshire
- Population
- 819
- Nearest railway station
- Meldreth — 1.3 km
- Official site
- www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk
Sources
- wikidata: Q1926446 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Melbourn (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Melbourn, All Saints - geograph.org.uk - 2955.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Melbourn?
- Melbourn is in Cambridgeshire, London, United Kingdom (postcode SG8), in the parish of Melbourn.
- Is Melbourn free to visit?
- Yes, Melbourn is free to enter.
- How do I get to Melbourn?
- The nearest railway station is Meldreth, about 1.3 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode SG8.