Longstanton

Also known as Longstanton, Cambridgeshire

thumb|upright|right|Village sign of Longstanton erected in 1981 to mark the marriage of the Prince of Wales. The sign is of the golden hind and the coat of arms of the Finch-Hatton|Hatton family.

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Place details

Locality: Cambridge
Region: England
Country: United Kingdom
Population: 2,294
Timezone: Europe/London

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Key facts

UK place.official_name: Longstanton
UK place.country: England
UK place.region: East of England
UK place.os_grid_reference: TL397665
UK place.post_town: Cambridge
UK place.postcode_area: CB
UK place.postcode_district: CB24
UK place.dial_code: 01954
UK place.shire_county: Cambridgeshire
UK place.shire_district: South Cambridgeshire
UK place.constituency_westminster: St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire
UK place.population: 3286
UK place.population_ref: (2021 census)

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Wikidata facts

Population: 1764
Image: St Michael's Church Longstanton.jpg
Dialing code: 01954

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Commons category: Longstanton
postal code: CB24
OS grid reference: TL397665
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History
Hatton family
Village sign
Government
Geography
Demography
Historical population
Culture and community
Cultural references
Education
Transport
Religious sites
References
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thumb|upright|right|Village sign of Longstanton erected in 1981 to mark the marriage of the Prince of Wales. The sign is of the golden hind and the coat of arms of the Finch-Hatton|Hatton family.

Longstanton is a village and civil parish in South Cambridgeshire, England, north-west of Cambridge city centre. Longstanton occupies . Longstanton was created in 1953 from the two parishes of Long Stanton All Saints and Long Stanton St Michael. While the village is called Longstanton, the alternative form Long Stanton is still in use, for example when referring to the separate pre-1953 parishes, or to the current ecclesiastical parish.