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Balsham
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Also known as Balsham, Cambridgeshire

Balsham is a rural village and civil parish in the county of Cambridgeshire, England, which has much expanded since the 1960s and is now one of several dormitory settlements of Cambridge. The village is south east of the centre of Cambridge beyond the A11 road and near Newmarket and Haverhill.

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Place details

Locality
South Cambridgeshire
Region
England
Country
United Kingdom
Population
1,591
Timezone
Europe/London

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Key facts

UK place.official_name
Balsham
UK place.country
England
UK place.static_image_name
Long Thatch, Church Lane - geograph.org.uk - 995361.jpg
UK place.static_image_caption
Thatched cottage, Balsham
UK place.label_position
left
UK place.region
East of England
UK place.population
3,594
UK place.population_ref
(2021 Census)
UK place.os_grid_reference
TL591507
UK place.post_town
CAMBRIDGE
UK place.postcode_area
CB
UK place.postcode_district
CB21
UK place.dial_code
01223
UK place.constituency_westminster
South Cambridgeshire
UK place.shire_district
South Cambridgeshire
UK place.shire_county
Cambridgeshire

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Wikidata facts

Official name
Balsham
Population
1283
Official website
www.balsham.net
Image
Long Thatch, Church Lane - geograph.org.uk - 995361.jpg
Dialing code
01223
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Commons category
Balsham
postal code
CB21
OS grid reference
TL591507
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Balsham is a rural village and civil parish in the county of Cambridgeshire, England, which has much expanded since the 1960s and is now one of several dormitory settlements of Cambridge. The village is south east of the centre of Cambridge beyond the A11 road and near Newmarket and Haverhill.

At the 2021 census, Balsham parish had a population of 3,594.

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