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Bassingbourn Cambridgeshire Map

Traditional county: Cambridgeshire · District / Borough: South Cambridgeshire · Region: Eastern

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Place	Bassingbourn
Traditional County	Cambridgeshire
District / Borough	South Cambridgeshire
Region	Eastern
Country	England, United Kingdom

Latitude	52.077364
Longitude	-0.058802
Place Type	Village

About Bassingbourn

Bassingbourn displays a quiet, enduring character across the flat, fertile plains of South Cambridgeshire. It lies 2.6 miles north-west of Royston (from Royston: bearing 321°T, OS grid TL 331 438), and is situated west-south-west of Kneesworth village. The landscape surrounding Bassingbourn holds deep echoes of the past, marked by the silent earthworks of the Bury Yard Moated Site which rests just a short distance from the modern thoroughfares. Pale, filtered sunlight often catches the flint-streaked walls of the older houses, casting long, sharp shadows that emphasize the low-lying horizon. Beyond the domestic hearths, the remnants of John O'Gaunt's House offer a stark reminder of medieval fortification, where the ground rises in subtle, deliberate mounds to meet the sky. The soil here remains heavy and rich, a legacy of agricultural labour that has defined the rhythm of life for centuries. Even the Bassingbourn Village Sign stands as a sentinel of local identity, marking the intersection of paths that have carried travellers across these fields since the dawn of the shire. Through every season, the air retains a crisp clarity, sharpening the outlines of the historic parish church that anchors the centre of Bassingbourn against the vast, open expanse of the eastern heavens.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Bury Yard Moated Site Adjacent To Milldyke (Scheduled Monument) — 0.2 mi, 331° NNW · 2 ha
Bassingbourn Village Sign (Public Artwork) — 0.2 mi, 073° ENE
John O'Gaunt'S House: A Motte Castle And Moated Site 300M Ne Of Haygate Farm (Scheduled Monument) — 0.8 mi, 340° NNW · 8 ha
Bassingbourn Dry Ski Slope (Attraction) — 0.9 mi, 014° NNE
Sites Revealed By Air Photography (Scheduled Monument) — 1.3 mi, 154° SSE
Limlow Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 1.4 mi, 201° SSW
Litlington Cage (Attraction) — 1.4 mi, 242° WSW
Long's Lake (Lake / Reservoir) — 1.6 mi, 350° N
Mill Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 2.0 mi, 274° W
US Airforce Memorial (Monument) — 2.0 mi, 015° NNE
Steeple Morden Airfield (WW II) (Monument) — 2.1 mi, 247° WSW
Holland Hall (Melbourn) Railway Cutting Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 2.2 mi, 109° ESE · 3 ha
Cheney Water (River) — 2.2 mi, 264° W
Running Ditch (River) — 2.3 mi, 306° NW
Royston and District Museum (Museum) — 2.4 mi, 144° SE
Therfield Heath Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 2.5 mi, 174° S · 146 ha
The Crossalmerode Garden (Park) — 2.6 mi, 140° SE
Royston Picture Palace (Cinema) — 2.6 mi, 141° SE
The Priory Memorial Gardens (Park) — 2.7 mi, 142° SE
village pump (Attraction) — 3.3 mi, 276° W
My Lady's Pond (Lake / Reservoir) — 4.1 mi, 008° N
Site of Therfield castle (Historic Ruins) — 4.2 mi, 180° S
Wimpole Hall (Historic House / Palace) — 4.4 mi, 005° N
Ashwell Bury (Historic Park or Garden) — 4.7 mi, 240° WSW · 6 ha
Home Farm (Attraction) — 4.7 mi, 008° N
Shepreth Wildlife Park (Zoo / Wildlife Park) — 4.8 mi, 057° ENE
Ashwell Village Museum (Museum) — 4.8 mi, 238° WSW
Fowlmere (Wetland) — 4.9 mi, 080° E
Broadmoor Pond (Lake / Reservoir) — 5.0 mi, 125° SE
Cumberton Bottom (Valley) — 5.2 mi, 121° ESE

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