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Also known as Horningsea, Cambridgeshire

Horningsea is a small village north of Cambridge in Cambridgeshire in England. The parish covers an area of . It lies on the east bank of the River Cam, and on the road from Cambridge to Clayhithe. The nearest railway station is Waterbeach, away.

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Place details

Locality
South Cambridgeshire
Region
England
Country
United Kingdom
Population
378

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PM10
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Key facts

UK place.country
England
UK place.official_name
Horningsea
UK place.static_image_name
Horningsea, The Crown and Punchbowl - geograph.org.uk - 2765431.jpg
UK place.static_image_caption
The Crown and Punchbowl public house
UK place.static_image_2_name
150px
UK place.static_image_2_caption
Flag
UK place.population
330
UK place.population_ref
(ONS - 2021 census)
UK place.shire_district
South Cambridgeshire
UK place.area_total_sq_mi
2.6
UK place.region
East of England
UK place.shire_county
Cambridgeshire
UK place.constituency_westminster
South East Cambridgeshire
UK place.post_town
CAMBRIDGE
UK place.postcode_district
CB25
UK place.postcode_area
CB
UK place.dial_code
01223
UK place.os_grid_reference
TL4962

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Encyclopedic overview

7 sections
Contents
  • History
  • Church
  • Village life
  • Nearby villages
  • See also
  • References
  • External links

Horningsea is a small village north of Cambridge in Cambridgeshire in England. The parish covers an area of . It lies on the east bank of the River Cam, and on the road from Cambridge to Clayhithe. The nearest railway station is Waterbeach, away.

Listed as Horningesea in the Domesday Book, the village's name derives from either "Island (or dry ground in marsh) of a man called Horning" or "Island by the horn-shaped hill".

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Horningsea” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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