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Bretton Cambridgeshire Map

Traditional county: Cambridgeshire · Unitary authority: City of Peterborough · Region: Eastern

Explore Bretton, Cambridgeshire with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Bretton map and move it around to re-centre it. You can change between standard map view and satellite map view by clicking the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. You can use the zoom buttons on the lower right side of the map to zoom in or out to street-level detail. You will find live weather, local and world news below.

Interactive Map of Bretton, Cambridgeshire

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This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Bretton, Cambridgeshire, England. Use the Map and Satellite buttons above to switch between street map and aerial imagery views. Use the + and buttons to zoom in or out, or scroll your mouse wheel while holding the Control key to zoom. On a touchscreen, use a two-finger pinch gesture to zoom in and out.

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PlaceBretton
Traditional CountyCambridgeshire
Unitary AuthorityCity of Peterborough
RegionEastern
CountryEngland, United Kingdom
Latitude52.590489
Longitude-0.285934
Place TypeSuburban Area

About Bretton

Bretton stretches across the flat Cambridgeshire landscape as a deliberate product of twentieth-century planning, balancing residential order with expansive pockets of greenery. It lies 2.2 miles north-west of Peterborough (from Peterborough: bearing 304°T, OS grid TF 162 005), and is situated south-east of Marholm village. The light here catches the pale brickwork of houses in the late afternoon, casting long, geometric shadows that soften the edges of the suburban grid. Residents often find their way to The Cresset, where the theatre serves as a vibrant pulse of cultural activity just a short walk from the local doorsteps. Beyond the built environment, the sprawling grounds of Milton Hall offer a vast, historic contrast, its ancient timber and silent parkland providing a dignified counterpoint to the modern thoroughfares. Bretton keeps a quiet pace, where the wind often carries the scent of damp earth from the nearby fields and the shifting seasons are marked by the changing colours of the trees in Bretton Park. Life here proceeds with a steady, predictable rhythm, defined by the interplay between the structured suburban streets and the open, horizontal horizon of the surrounding plains.

Nearby Outdoor Places

  • The Cresset (Theatre) — 0.1 mi, 129° SE
  • Body, Mind & Spirit (Public Artwork) — 0.5 mi, 141° SE
  • Bretton Park (Park) — 0.6 mi, 042° NE
  • Milton Hall (Historic Park or Garden (Grade II*)) — 0.9 mi, 235° SW · 355 ha
  • Thorpe Watering (Lake / Reservoir) — 1.0 mi, 213° SSW
  • Milton Park (Forest / Woodland) — 1.0 mi, 238° WSW
  • Marholm Brook (River) — 1.2 mi, 004° N
  • Baker Park (Park) — 1.3 mi, 111° ESE
  • Spire (Monument) — 1.3 mi, 085° E
  • Thorpe Hall (Historic Park or Garden (Grade II*)) — 1.4 mi, 156° SSE · 32 ha
  • Longthorpe Village Cross (Scheduled Monument) — 1.4 mi, 170° S
  • Longthorpe Tower: Part Of A Medieval Fortified House 90M West Of St Botolph'S Church (Scheduled Monument) — 1.4 mi, 179° S
  • Longthorpe Tower (Castle) — 1.4 mi, 182° S
  • Holywell Ponds (Lake / Reservoir) — 1.6 mi, 165° SSE
  • Ferry Bridge (Scheduled Monument) — 1.7 mi, 221° SW
  • Temple Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 1.8 mi, 227° SW
  • Oldfield Pond (Lake / Reservoir) — 1.8 mi, 264° W
  • Orton Dyke (River) — 2.0 mi, 191° S
  • Roman Barn (Historic Ruins) — 2.0 mi, 206° SSW
  • John Clare Theatre (Theatre) — 2.1 mi, 117° ESE
  • Peterborough Museum and Art Gallery (Museum) — 2.1 mi, 128° SE
  • Railworld (Attraction) — 2.2 mi, 134° SE
  • Love's Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 2.3 mi, 232° SW
  • Peterborough Cathedral Precincts (Historic Park or Garden) — 2.4 mi, 122° ESE · 8 ha
  • Castor Hanglands Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 2.6 mi, 283° WNW · 90 ha
  • Castor Flood Meadows Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 3.2 mi, 229° SW · 42 ha
  • Hedge Circle (Attraction) — 3.4 mi, 171° S
  • Southey Wood (Forest / Woodland) — 3.7 mi, 294° WNW
  • The Monument (Monument) — 3.8 mi, 008° N
  • John Clare Cottage (Attraction) — 3.9 mi, 321° NW

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About This Bretton Map Page

Explore Bretton, Cambridgeshire, with an embedded street and satellite map - switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 52.590489, -0.285934. Live weather conditions and 7-day forecasts are provided through Open-Meteo, while real-time local and world news feeds help keep the page current. Wikipedia and editorial summaries provide additional local information and context.

Location data is sourced from OS Open Names © Crown copyright and database rights 2024, Ordnance Survey, Open Government Licence v3.0, and verified by coordinates.

Page builtAugust 2026
Location dataOS Open Names © Crown copyright and database rights 2024. Ordnance Survey. Open Government Licence v3.0.
County dataTraditional county boundaries. Modern unitary authority: OS Open Names / ONS Geography.
CoordinatesWGS84 decimal degrees derived from OS National Grid (OSGB36)
Wikipedia validationArticle content matched by Wikipedia category membership (e.g. “Villages in Derbyshire”) and name verification against OS Open Names data.