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Flint Cross Cambridgeshire Map

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

Explore Flint Cross, Cambridgeshire with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Flint Cross 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 Flint Cross, Cambridgeshire

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This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Flint Cross, 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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PlaceFlint Cross
Traditional CountyCambridgeshire
District / BoroughSouth Cambridgeshire
RegionEastern
CountryEngland, United Kingdom
Latitude52.068454
Longitude0.047409
Place TypeOther Settlement

About Flint Cross

Flint Cross marks a quiet convergence where the expansive, chalk-heavy horizons of South Cambridgeshire meet the steady hum of transit. It lies 3.2 miles east-north-east of Royston (from Royston: bearing 64°T, OS grid TL 404 430), and is situated south-east of Melbourn village. Pale light often washes over the surrounding fields, catching the fine, silken dust that rises from the earth during the long harvest months. To the east, the ancient earthworks of the Bran Ditch stretch across the landscape, a silent, grassy scar that holds the gravity of centuries in its deep, sunken profile. Flint Cross remains defined by this intersection of old boundaries and the modern pace of the road, where the wind carries the scent of turned soil across the open plains. Only a short distance to the west, the Bowl Barrow on Goffers Knoll rises like a soft, weathered dome against the shifting sky, anchoring the horizon with its prehistoric weight. Agriculture dictates the rhythm of the days here, with tractors tracing long, methodical lines that mirror the geometry of the flat, productive earth. Every evening, the sun dips behind the distant rise of Clay Hill, casting long shadows that briefly transform the utilitarian character of Flint Cross into a place of sudden, fleeting amber radiance.

Nearby Outdoor Places

  • Square Barrow 170M North East Of Summer House Farm (Scheduled Monument) — 0.7 mi, 270° W
  • Bowl Barrow On Goffers Knoll (Scheduled Monument) — 0.8 mi, 241° WSW
  • Bran Ditch: An Anglo-Saxon Bank And Ditch Between Fowlmere And Heydon, Including An Anglo-Saxon Burial Ground, A Section Of Medieval Lynchet And An Iron Age Enclosure (Scheduled Monument) — 0.9 mi, 112° ESE · 21 ha
  • Goffers Knoll (Hill / Mountain) — 1.0 mi, 243° WSW
  • Fowlmere Watercress Beds Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 1.3 mi, 009° N · 40 ha
  • Fowlmere (Wetland) — 1.5 mi, 011° N
  • Clay Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 1.6 mi, 172° S
  • Melbourn Village Sign (Public Artwork) — 1.7 mi, 309° NW
  • River Mel (River) — 1.8 mi, 301° WNW
  • Cumberton Bottom (Valley) — 2.1 mi, 181° S
  • The Round Moat (Attraction) — 2.1 mi, 037° NE
  • Newhill Pond (Lake / Reservoir) — 2.3 mi, 184° S
  • Broadmoor Pond (Lake / Reservoir) — 2.3 mi, 191° S
  • Holland Hall (Melbourn) Railway Cutting Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 2.4 mi, 268° W · 3 ha
  • Wood Green Animal Shelter (Heydon) (Attraction) — 2.7 mi, 145° SE
  • The Crossalmerode Garden (Park) — 3.2 mi, 243° WSW
  • The Priory Memorial Gardens (Park) — 3.2 mi, 242° WSW
  • Shepreth Wildlife Park (Zoo / Wildlife Park) — 3.2 mi, 351° N
  • Dove Cot (Monument) — 3.2 mi, 008° N
  • Royston Picture Palace (Cinema) — 3.2 mi, 244° WSW
  • Queen Elizabeth II Silver Jubilee Memorial (Monument) — 3.3 mi, 244° WSW
  • Royston and District Museum (Museum) — 3.4 mi, 247° WSW
  • Wardington Bottom (River) — 3.5 mi, 355° N
  • American Air Museum (Museum) — 3.7 mi, 063° ENE
  • Imperial War Museum Duxford 1940 Operations Room (Museum) — 3.8 mi, 062° ENE
  • British Airliner Collection (Museum) — 3.9 mi, 064° ENE
  • IWM Duxford (Museum) — 3.9 mi, 066° ENE
  • Little Nine Wells (Lake / Reservoir) — 4.0 mi, 051° NE
  • Life on Base (Attraction) — 4.0 mi, 063° ENE
  • Cokenach (Historic Park or Garden) — 4.3 mi, 189° S · 96 ha

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About This Flint Cross Map Page

Explore Flint Cross, 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: 52.068454, 0.047409. 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.