Boxworth
Sign in to saveBoxworth is a village in South Cambridgeshire, situated about eight miles to the north-west of Cambridge. It falls under the Papworth Everard and Caxton ward and lies within the diocese of Ely. The village covers an area of 1,053 ha. (2,602 a.) Boxworth is a relatively small village, with around 100 houses.
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Place details
- Locality
- South Cambridgeshire
- Region
- England
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Population
- 0
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Key facts
- UK place.country
- England
- UK place.official_name
- Boxworth
- UK place.static_image_name
- Boxworth, St Peter - geograph.org.uk - 3275.jpg
- UK place.static_image_caption
- St Peter's Church
- UK place.population
- 218
- UK place.population_ref
- (2011 Census)
- UK place.shire_district
- South Cambridgeshire
- UK place.shire_county
- Cambridgeshire
- UK place.region
- East of England
- UK place.constituency_westminster
- South Cambridgeshire
- UK place.post_town
- CAMBRIDGE
- UK place.postcode_district
- CB23
- UK place.postcode_area
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- civil parish
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Located in
- South Cambridgeshire
- Population
- +187
- Image
- Boxworth, St Peter - geograph.org.uk - 3275.jpg
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Article
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- History
- Village life
- Church
- Road
- Development
- Record temperature
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Boxworth is a village in South Cambridgeshire, situated about eight miles to the north-west of Cambridge. It falls under the Papworth Everard and Caxton ward and lies within the diocese of Ely. The village covers an area of 1,053 ha. (2,602 a.) Boxworth is a relatively small village, with around 100 houses.
==History== The place-name 'Boxworth' is first attested in the Domesday Book of 1086, where it appears as Bochesuuorde. It appears as Bukeswrth in 1228 in the Feet of Fines. The name means 'Bucc's enclosure or homestead'.