Cambourne
| Cambourne | |
|---|---|
| OS Grid Reference: | TL 318 598 |
| Population: | ??? (2001 Census) |
| Dwellings: | ??? (2001 Census) |
| Formal status: | ?Village? |
| Administration | |
| County: | Cambridgeshire |
| Region: | East Anglia |
| Nation: | England |
| Post Office and Telephone | |
| Post town: | Cambridge |
| Postcode: | CB3 8 |
| Dialling Code: | 01954 |
Location within the British Isles.
Cambourne is a new town about ten miles (16 km) west of Cambridge, England, lying in the district of South Cambridgeshire and the county of Cambridgeshire, comprising three villages: Great Cambourne, and the smaller Lower Cambourne and Upper Cambourne. The name of the town was created from the names of Cambridge, the nearest city, and Bourn, a nearby village. Cambourne was initially going to be named Monkfield. Construction of the town began in 1998 on what was previously farmland; the final population is expected to be around 10,000.
Cambourne now contains the headquarters of the District Council, which moved there from the centre of Cambridge in 2004.
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Categories: Towns in Cambridgeshire