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Histon Cambridgeshire Map

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

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

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This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Histon, 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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PlaceHiston
Traditional CountyCambridgeshire
District / BoroughSouth Cambridgeshire
RegionEastern
CountryEngland, United Kingdom
Latitude52.251756
Longitude0.106517
Place TypeVillage

About Histon

Histon carries the quiet weight of ancient earth, where the low-lying fields of the Cambridgeshire fens meet the deliberate order of human cultivation. It lies 3.3 miles north of Cambridge (from Cambridge: bearing 350°T, OS grid TL 438 635), and is situated north-north-west of Impington village. The afternoon light catches the metallic limbs of the Spider public artwork, casting elongated shadows that stretch toward the open expanse of The Green. Beneath the soil, the echoes of a deep, agrarian past remain, particularly near the moated site of the manor where the land remembers the weight of medieval stone. Histon draws its character from this blend of historic preservation and the persistent, slow pulse of the countryside. Residents often gather near the Histon and Impington Community Orchard, where the air holds the sharp, crisp scent of ripening fruit during the harvest months. The landscape here is defined by an openness that allows the sky to dominate the view, bleaching the colour from the rooftops until they shimmer like pale pebbles in a stream. Every lane in Histon preserves a sense of stillness, undisturbed by the modern rush that defines the bustling university city just a short distance to the south.

Nearby Outdoor Places

  • The Green (Park) — 0.1 mi, 096° E
  • Spider (Public Artwork) — 0.1 mi, 085° E
  • Moated Site 140M South West Of Histon Manor (Scheduled Monument) — 0.2 mi, 310° NW · 1 ha
  • Histon and Impington Community Orchard (Park) — 0.3 mi, 229° SW
  • Public Drain (River) — 0.5 mi, 181° S
  • Swan Pond (Lake / Reservoir) — 0.7 mi, 263° W
  • Histon Road Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 1.6 mi, 169° SSE
  • Washpit Brook (River) — 2.2 mi, 210° SSW
  • Pellews Pond (Lake / Reservoir) — 2.3 mi, 194° SSW
  • Traveller'S Rest Pit Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 2.4 mi, 194° SSW · 2 ha
  • Brook Leys (Lake / Reservoir) — 2.5 mi, 203° SSW
  • Histon Road Cemetery (Historic Park or Garden (Grade II*)) — 2.5 mi, 173° S · 1 ha
  • Shrunken Medieval Village Of Landbeach (Scheduled Monument) — 2.5 mi, 071° ENE · 7 ha
  • Garden Of 48 Storey'S Way (Historic Park or Garden) — 2.6 mi, 185° S
  • The Wild Place (Attraction) — 2.6 mi, 114° ESE
  • Castle Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 2.8 mi, 171° S
  • Cambridge Motte And Bailey Castle, Civil War Earthworks And The Buried Remains Of An Iron Age Defended Settlement, Roman Town And Former County Gaol (Scheduled Monument) — 2.8 mi, 172° S · 1 ha
  • Giant's Hill (Castle) — 2.8 mi, 351° N
  • Jesus Lock (Attraction) — 2.8 mi, 167° SSE
  • The Museum of Cambridge (Museum) — 2.9 mi, 173° S
  • Chesterton Fen (Wetland) — 3.0 mi, 120° ESE
  • Kitchen Bridge (Viewpoint) — 3.0 mi, 173° S
  • ADC Theatre (Theatre) — 3.0 mi, 169° S
  • St John'S College (Historic Park or Garden (Grade II*)) — 3.1 mi, 172° S · 11 ha
  • Baits Bite Lock (Attraction) — 3.1 mi, 110° ESE
  • The Newton’s Tree (Attraction) — 3.1 mi, 171° S
  • Cambridge Museum of Technology (Museum) — 3.1 mi, 150° SSE
  • Craft's Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 3.2 mi, 266° W
  • American Military Cemetery (Historic Park or Garden (Grade I)) — 3.2 mi, 221° SW · 12 ha
  • Milstein Exhibition Centre (Museum) — 3.2 mi, 179° S

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About This Histon Map Page

Explore Histon, 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: 52.251756, 0.106517. 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.